bernardz wrote:
> On Jan 16, 12:13 pm, thro...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Wayne Throop) wrote:
>
>>that you can only measure "speed and direction" wrt the ocean surface.
>>The difficulty (*amongst* our many difficulties) is that there are ocean
>>currents, which can displace you an unknown distance and direction of
>>tens or hundreds of kilometers per day.
>>
>>Now sure, if you've charted all the mid-ocean currents you can maybe
>>correct for some of that. But there's a boostrapping problem.
>
> If you read the article I quoted you can see that Columbus took that
> into account in an area he knew nothing about.
>
>>And a fanatical devotion to the pope.
> ???
>
> Please explain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanish_Inquisition_%28Monty_Python%29
: After entering, the Inquisition frequently got bogged down
: in recitations of their weapons ("Amongst our weaponry are
: such diverse elements as fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency,
: an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red
: uniforms!"). Ximénez would state the number of weapons they
: had ("Our two/three/four weapons are..."), then list one more
: than he had counted, then start again using a higher number.
: After several attempts, Ximénez would state, "I'll come in
: again...", and herd The Inquisition back off the set. The
: straight man would then deliver the cue line again, the
: Inquisition would burst back in (complete with jarring chord),
: and the introduction tried again. This was repeated two or three
: times before Ximénez gave up and moved on.
HTH
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