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On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Ian Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5/17/2010 10:42 AM, Dana wrote: >> The most infamous is called "Big Moody Curve". >> This curve is named after Big Moody Creek below, slightly greater than >> a 180 degree turn, and bracketed by additional 90 degree turns. >> > > Can somebody show me how a road makes a "slightly greater than a 180 > degree turn"? I have been on many a twisty mountain road and exprienced > some breath taking switch backs. But I have never taken one so severe > that the road crossed back over itself! Which is the only way I can > conceive of a greater then a 180 degree turn. As an 180 degree turn > would be a complete reversal of direction. > > I wonder if the Wiki author meant a "slightly less than 180 degree > turn"? I.E. you almost, but not quite, completely reverse direction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:318769 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
