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Old 04-20-2010, 07:41 PM   #115
WT Sharpe
Bah, humbug!
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2 + 2 only equals 4 if the right measurements are being used. Two earthquakes numbering 2 on the Richter scale do not equal one numbering 4 on that scale!
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That's because the richter scale is logarithmic.
Isn't that the kind of math the used in Abe Lincoln's day?
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