Category Archives: Mathematics

Early Summer 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

At first I heard that the GTA had more car thefts than ever. This was weird considering I had heard car thefts were decreasing in the GTA. But maybe that was just a matter of consuming news from a couple … Continue reading

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Summer Solstice 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Recently President Rump had the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool painted blue to hopefully make the water look blue instead of the green colour that has plagued it. But the colour changed to green in short order and now they are … Continue reading

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February 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour

The first two hands of a clock are the minute hand and the hour hand because they are always present. Some clocks or watches only have these two hands. So they could be called the first and second hands. But … Continue reading

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A Stupid Name

The Las Vegas hockey team chose a stupid name for their players. The Golden Knights implies they wear a suit of armour made of gold, This is a ridiculous idea. First of all gold is a denser material than the … Continue reading

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Money is Time

The idea that money is time was not lost in science fiction. More than once I’ve seen monetary units be credits or person hours. This simple relationship is a sort of skewering of modern capitalist systems. And somehow it feels … Continue reading

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Betting on the Oscars

The Oscar awards need more stats. Enough so the big gambling companies can make a huge amount of money off of the proceedings. In each category, I would like to see how the approximately 10 000 votes went, exactly. Then … Continue reading

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Maybe Boeing is Trying To Do Their Share in Evening Out Passenger Death Rates

Perhaps you have heard that the death rate per 100 million passenger miles varies greatly by method of transportation. This is true as shown by this linked graph. Basically the lowest that passenger cars dips to is 0.5 deaths per … Continue reading

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June 2024 Grab Bag o’ Humour

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (the PWHL) has as it’s championship trophy, the Walter Cup. I have to question the name of said cup. It’s not as if I like telling women what to do (Indeed I don’t like doing … Continue reading

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Average Girls

It’s easy to pick on someone when they have characteristics which aren’t like yours. That person is too fat, for example. But it’s not the fat you have an issue with. It’s their lack of averageness. This frees you up … Continue reading

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Late March, 2023, Grab Bag o’ Humour

People may question why McDonald’s brought out their new chicken Big Mac. I’m just wondering why it took them so long. Some might say the taste is a little bland after their palates have been accustomed to the normal Big … Continue reading

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