Thu Dec 19 14:48:47 EST 2013 Jack Davis wrote: > I, of course, don't know know where it was shot or what difference it > would make, but could the "17" by kilometers? > > Jack
Jack, 17 km =~ 10.5 miles (16 km would've beem closer to 10 miles) 17 miles =~ 23 km. So, neither would make a "round number". Indeed, as Godfrey and Larry wrote, it is done for attracting attention at a spot where it is required. Thu Dec 19 14:40:55 EST 2013 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Spotted at Oak Ridge National Lab. > > Isn't that near Walt's hood? I actually don't know where Walt leaves. Oak Ridge is near Knoxville, TN. In any case, I had a rather dense schedule during that business trip. Cheers, Igor Thu Dec 19 14:38:42 EST 2013 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Yes. There's a road right near me with a curve marked as 19 mph. > As if anyone's speedometer has that kind of resolution, eh? > Resolution - yes, Precision - maybe, Accuracy - no. Just a change in tire pressure can change the speedometer reading for the same actual speed by a few mph. Cheers! Igor > Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:36:47 -0500 (EST) > From: Igor Roshchin > > > It is rather unusual to see a speed limit that is not ending in 5 or 0 > (in either mph or km/h): > http://42graphy.org/snapshots/misc/_IR09032.jpg > > Spotted at Oak Ridge National Lab. > > Igor > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
