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Posted By: Howard, on host 67.34.31.143
Date: Thursday, January 19, 2006, at 12:00:23
In Reply To: Re: stuff posted by wintermute on Wednesday, January 18, 2006, at 11:29:22:

One thing for sure, Wint, you are not one to be caught by a trick question.
Howard

> > Are there any three-sided pyrimids in Egypt?
>
> No.
>
> > If you go directly south from New York City, will you ever get to Chili?
>
> No. But you might get to Chile.
>
> > What is the speed of a stationary satellite?
>
> 11,052 km / h, at a height of 35,786 km. Which is 6,867 mph at a height of 22,236 miles.
>
> > Is sea level really level?
>
> Yes, because it's an arbitrary line representing the average surface of the sea.
>
> > An old riddle begins with "As I was going to Saint Ives. . ." Is there really such a place?
>
> Yes, it's a fishing village on the North coast of Cornwall. Though there's also a St Ives in Cambridgeshire that claims to have inspired the rhyme. But that's not true.
>
> > Howard

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