Saturday 24 May 2014

Thought 21: Maths with Calvin


Foreword

The following maths problem 
is taken from the comic book
series Calvin and Hobbes.

Problem

Mr Jones lives 50 miles away from you. 
You both leave home at 5.00 and drive toward each other. 
Mr Jones travels at 35 mph, and you drive at 40 mph. 
At what time will you pass Mr Jones on the road?

Method

I actually solved this one using a diagram.


In any event, this is how it can be reduced to, 
having no great formal education in mathematics. 

Mr Jones travels at 35 miles per hour, 
which is to say 35 miles per sixty minutes. 

I divided time by distance, 
namely sixty minutes by thirty five miles,
to find out the time needed to cover 
one mile at that speed. 
Result: 1.7 minutes. 

So ten miles travelling at the speed 
of 35 miles per hour 
takes 17 minutes 
(1.7 x 10). 

Since the overall distance between 
Mr Jones' place and yours is fifty miles, 
that distance can be covered in 
17 minutes (for the ten miles)
 multiplied by 5 (to make fifty miles) 
which gives 85 minutes.

Meanwhile, you travel at 40 miles per hour, 
which is to say, you cover 40 miles 
per every sixty minutes. 

Same method as above: 
60 divided by 40 gives 
the time needed to cover 
one mile travelling at that speed. 
Result: 1.5 minutes. 

So ten miles travelling at 40 mph
 is equivalent to 1.5 x 10 = 15 minutes. 

So, for fifty miles,
we need to multiply
the 15 minutes it takes
to travel ten miles
by five. 
15 x 5 = 75 

75 minutes 
is required when travelling 
at the speed of forty miles per hour
to cover fifty miles of road.

To find out the time at which Mr Jones 
and yourself cross each other, 
one needs to subtract 
75 minutes from 85 minutes 
which gives ten minutes. Why? 
Because this difference will yield 
the exact time needed 
for the two cars to pass. 
Result: ten minutes.

Solution

Since both you and Mr Jones leave home at 5.00 pm, 
and that it takes ten minutes for the cars to pass
each other travelling at their respective speeds,
you will pass each other at exactly 5.10 pm.

There you go Calvin!

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Thought 20: Ideology as Axiom


Ideology is an idea made axiom.

Wednesday 14 May 2014

Thought 19: A Note on Gladiator


MAXIMUS TO AURELIUS
I will not believe that
[my men] fought and 
died for nothing.

***

They did.

Saturday 10 May 2014

Thought 18: On Politeness as a Means of Put-Down


I have noticed that vulgar people
are often the first to reproach others
they don't like for breaking 
the rules of politeness.

Friday 9 May 2014

Thought 17: Aphoristic Elucidation II


Aphorism

'The best author.—
The best author will
be the one who is
ashamed to become
a writer.'

—Friedrich Nietzsche,
Human, All Too Human,
Volume I, 4. From the
Souls of Artists and
Writers

Elucidation

That is because
the author who is
ashamed to 
become a 
writer will
not use
writing as
a vanity
exercise.

Sunday 4 May 2014

Thought 16: Post-Christian Dating of Time


'Law against Christianity

Given on the Day of Salvation, 
on the first day of the year one 
(—30 September 1888, 
according to the false 
calculation of time).'

—Friedrich Nietzsche,
The Anti-Christ—
A Curse on Christianity

DS

Day of Salvation:
Sunday 30 September
1888/1

BDS

Before Day of Salvation:
∞–30/09/1888

ADS

After Day of Salvation:
30/09/1–∞

Guide

01 January 1888 BDS 
(Before Day of Salvation)

30 September 1888/1 DS 
(Day of Salvation)

01 January 1889/1 ADS 
(After Day of Salvation)

30 September 1889/2
01 January 1890/2
30 September 1890/3 
01 January 1891/3
30 September 1891/4
01 January 1892/4
30 September 1892/5
01 January 1893/5
30 September 1893/6
01 January 1894/6
30 September 1894/7
01 January 1895/7
30 September 1895/8
01 January 1896/8
30 September 1896/9
01 January 1897/9
30 September 1897/10
01 January 1898/10
30 September 1898/11
01 January 1899/11
30 September 1899/12
01 January 1900/12
30 September 1900/13
01 January 1901/13
30 September 1901/14
01 January 1902/14
30 September 1902/15
01 January 1903/15
30 September 1903/16
01 January 1904/16
30 September 1904/17
01 January 1905/17
30 September 1905/18
01 January 1906/18
30 September 1906/19
01 January 1907/19
30 September 1907/20
01 January 1908/20
30 September 1908/21
01 January 1909/21
30 September 1909/22
01 January 1910/22
30 September 1910/23
01 January 1911/23
30 September 1911/24
01 January 1912/24
30 September 1912/25
01 January 1913/25
30 September 1913/26
01 January 1914/26
30 September 1914/27
01 January 1915/27
30 September 1915/28
01 January 1916/28
30 September 1916/29
01 January 1917/29
30 September 1917/30
01 January 1918/30
30 September 1918/31
01 January 1919/31
30 September 1919/32
01 January 1920/32
30 September 1920/33
01 January 1921/33
30 September 1921/34
01 January 1922/34
30 September 1922/35
01 January 1923/35
30 September 1923/36
01 January 1924/36
30 September 1924/37
01 January 1925/37
30 September 1925/38
01 January 1926/38
30 September 1926/39
01 January 1927/39
30 September 1927/40
01 January 1928/40
30 September 1928/41
01 January 1929/41
30 September 1929/42
01 January 1930/42
30 September 1930/43
01 January 1931/43
30 September 1931/44
01 January 1932/44
30 September 1932/45
01 January 1933/45
30 September 1933/46
01 January 1934/46
30 September 1934/47
01 January 1935/47
30 September 1935/48
01 January 1936/48
30 September 1936/49
01 January 1937/49
30 September 1937/50
01 January 1938/50
30 September 1938/51
01 January 1939/51
30 September 1939/52
01 January 1940/52
30 September 1940/53
01 January 1941/53
30 September 1941/54
01 January 1942/54
30 September 1942/55
01 January 1943/55
30 September 1943/56
01 January 1944/56
30 September 1944/57
01 January 1945/57
30 September 1945/58
01 January 1946/58
30 September 1946/59
01 January 1947/59
30 September 1947/60
01 January 1948/60
30 September 1948/61
01 January 1949/61
30 September 1949/62
01 January 1950/62
30 September 1950/63
01 January 1951/63
30 September 1951/64
01 January 1952/64
30 September 1952/65
01 January 1953/65
30 September 1953/66
01 January 1954/66
30 September 1954/67
01 January 1955/67
30 September 1955/68
01 January 1956/68
30 September 1956/69
01 January 1957/69
30 September 1957/70
01 January 1958/70
30 September 1958/71
01 January 1959/71
30 September 1959/72
01 January 1960/72
30 September 1960/73
01 January 1961/73
30 September 1961/74
01 January 1962/74
30 September 1962/75
01 January 1963/75
30 September 1963/76
01 January 1964/76
30 September 1964/77
01 January 1965/77
30 September 1965/78
01 January 1966/78
30 September 1966/79
01 January 1967/79
30 September 1967/80
01 January 1968/80
30 September 1968/81
01 January 1969/81
30 September 1969/82
01 January 1970/82
30 September 1970/83
01 January 1971/83
30 September 1971/84
01 January 1972/84
30 September 1972/85
01 January 1973/85
30 September 1973/86
01 January 1974/86
30 September 1974/87
01 January 1975/87
30 September 1975/88
01 January 1976/88
30 September 1976/89
01 January 1977/89
30 September 1977/90
01 January 1978/90
30 September 1978/91
01 January 1979/91
30 September 1979/92
01 January 1980/92
30 September 1980/93
01 January 1981/93
30 September 1981/94
01 January 1982/94
30 September 1982/95
01 January 1983/95
30 September 1983/96
01 January 1984/96
30 September 1984/97
01 January 1985/97
30 September 1985/98
01 January 1986/98
30 September 1986/99
01 January 1987/99
30 September 1987/100
01 January 1988/100
30 September 1988/101
01 January 1989/101
30 September 1989/102
01 January 1990/102
30 September 1990/103
01 January 1991/103
30 September 1991/104
01 January 1992/104
30 September 1992/105
01 January 1993/105
30 September 1993/106
01 January 1994/106
30 September 1994/107
01 January 1995/107
30 September 1995/108
01 January 1996/108
30 September 1996/109
01 January 1997/109
30 September 1997/110
01 January 1998/110
30 September 1998/111
01 January 1999/111
30 September 1999/112
01 January 2000/112
30 September 2000/113
01 January 2001/113
30 September 2001/114
01 January 2002/114
30 September 2002/115
01 January 2003/115
30 September 2003/116
01 January 2004/116
30 September 2004/117
01 January 2005/117
30 September 2005/118
01 January 2006/118
30 September 2006/119
01 January 2007/119
30 September 2007/120
01 January 2008/120
30 September 2008/121
01 January 2009/121
30 September 2009/122
01 January 2010/122
30 September 2010/123
01 January 2011/123
30 September 2011/124
01 January 2012/124
30 September 2012/125
01 January 2013/125
30 September 2013/126
01 January 2014/126
30 September 2014/127
01 January 2015/127
30 September 2015/128
01 January 2016/128
30 September 2016/129
01 January 2017/129
30 September 2017/130
01 January 2018/130
30 September 2018/131
01 January 2019/131
30 September 2019/132
01 January 2020/132
30 September 2020/133
01 January 2021/133
30 September 2021/134
01 January 2022/134
30 September 2022/135
01 January 2023/135
30 September 2023/136
01 January 2024/136
30 September 2024/137
01 January 2025/137
30 September 2025/138
01 January 2026/138
30 September 2026/139
01 January 2027/139
30 September 2027/140
01 January 2028/140
30 September 2028/141
01 January 2029/141
30 September 2029/142
01 January 2030/142
30 September 2030/143
01 January 2031/143
30 September 2031/144
01 January 2032/144
30 September 2032/145
01 January 2033/145
30 September 2033/146
01 January 2034/146
30 September 2034/147
01 January 2035/147
30 September 2035/148
01 January 2036/148
30 September 2036/149
01 January 2037/149
30 September 2037/150
01 January 2038/150
30 September 2038/151
01 January 2039/151
30 September 2039/152
01 January 2040/152
30 September 2040/153
01 January 2041/153
30 September 2041/154
01 January 2042/154
30 September 2042/155
01 January 2043/155
30 September 2043/156
01 January 2044/156
30 September 2044/157
01 January 2045/157
30 September 2045/158
01 January 2046/158
30 September 2046/159
01 January 2047/159
30 September 2047/160
01 January 2048/160
30 September 2048/161
01 January 2049/161
30 September 2049/162
01 January 2050/162
30 September 2050/163
01 January 2051/163
30 September 2051/164
01 January 2052/164
30 September 2052/165
01 January 2053/165
30 September 2053/166
01 January 2054/166
30 September 2054/167
01 January 2055/167
30 September 2055/168
01 January 2056/168
30 September 2056/169
01 January 2057/169
30 September 2057/170
01 January 2058/170
30 September 2058/171
01 January 2059/171
30 September 2059/172
01 January 2060/172
30 September 2060/173
01 January 2061/173
30 September 2061/174
01 January 2062/174
30 September 2062/175
01 January 2063/175
30 September 2063/176
01 January 2064/176
30 September 2064/177
01 January 2065/177
30 September 2065/178
01 January 2066/178
30 September 2066/179
01 January 2067/179
30 September 2067/180
01 January 2068/180
30 September 2068/181
01 January 2069/181
30 September 2069/182
01 January 2070/182
30 September 2070/183
01 January 2071/183
30 September 2071/184
01 January 2072/184
30 September 2072/185
01 January 2073/185
30 September 2073/186
01 January 2074/186
30 September 2074/187
01 January 2075/187
30 September 2075/188
01 January 2076/188
30 September 2076/189
01 January 2077/189
30 September 2077/190
01 January 2078/190
30 September 2078/191
01 January 2079/191
30 September 2079/192
01 January 2080/192
30 September 2080/193
01 January 2081/193
30 September 2081/194
01 January 2082/194
30 September 2082/195
01 January 2083/195
30 September 2083/196
01 January 2084/196
30 September 2084/197
01 January 2085/197
30 September 2085/198
01 January 2086/198
30 September 2086/199
01 January 2087/199
30 September 2087/200
01 January 2088/200
30 September 2088/201


Addendum: 30/09

The 30th of September
as the Iragmian New Year
contains the numbers 9 and 3
(30/09), 93 being the 
number of Thelema.