Re: [Paddlewise] You do the math.......

On Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:46:36 -0400 Hal Levine <hlevin_at_jlc.net> writes:
>In a perfect world,  let's say you are planning to paddle a linear
>distance of six (6) miles at three (3)  miles per hour against a one 
>(1)
>mile per hour current how long should it take you if you don't stop?
>How long will it take if you take a five (5) minute rest break every
>fifteen (15) minutes (just stop paddling and let the current have its
>way)?
>Practical math or practically magic?
>
>    Hal
>    Wilton, NH
>

Holy Cow Batman, Shades of Sixth period Science Stuff ...
Hmmm, probably has something to do with  
	
	distance  =  rate  x  time

Let's see,  if I go at 3 and current bangs at 1 then we all go at 
......2 ?

It could be worse Batman  ....we could be doing metrics here !!

Now, about those rest stops  .....Hmmm, taking off 20 minutes of every 60
must reduce something  ....Maybe I will only be .6667 of the man I use to
be.    Would that make something less of  my  unfeathered 3  here ?  
Yes, the current is still banging away. 

....Help me,  Batman,  Help me !    I'm struggling !!

Alright, dammit,   why is the boat moving backwards while I'm catching my
breath ?
(Well if you get my DRIFT  the 20 minutes I rest each hour for the
....what was it there  ...a  6  ?    ...allows this contrary ONE to leave
me some 120 minutes away from where I want to be.  Making that up makes
everything come out relatively even making the correct answer  to be 
^%#$_at_4e.   Oops, what a badd tim to havvve a serrrver
problemmmxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     ERROR CODE 013   xxxx

Hal, you're almost as much fun as Monday morning !!    8-)
....adieu   ...Peyton  (Louisiana)

 

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