"Doris Barrett Smith"
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Jim,
The answer to this week's riddle is Indiana. It's amazing what politicians can get into the habit of discussing without adequate knowledge to make a reasoned decision. Perhaps we can give them a little leeway, though, as this happened in 1897.
Best regards,
Mark Crable
Loveland, Ohio
USA
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Senior Wise One,
I believe the state was Indiana (although in my experience Arkansas is the one state where normal laws of physics and geometry do not apply, and I'm sure Texas would love to lay claim to a bigger pi than the rest of the world!).
Best regards,
Jeff Reese
Loveland, Ohio
USA
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Jeff,
Have you and Mark been collaborating? You might want to be careful about what you say about other states. They may just want to remind you that the greater Cincinnati area, where you are, gave us Jerry Springer, former Mayor of Cincinnati.
Jim
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Great column. When it comes to developing calculus from scratch, 'us' refers to engineers, correct?
Mickey McMahon
Tell City, Indiana
USA
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