Some persons predict that the world will end on December 21, 2012. Perhaps they are correct. For mathematical context, take a look back (perhaps the last look back any of us will have a chance to make!) at the 2011 Ig Nobel Prize winners in the field of mathematics: MATHEMATICS PRIZE: Dorothy Martin of the USA (who […]
Tag: miscalculation
Imprecise engineering: launching boats,
A small compendium of videos of engineering moments — boat launches — that were slightly miscalculated: BONUS (June 4, 2012): “New York Barge Driver Smashes Wing of Enterprise“