Re: [math-fun] Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves
I've always wondered what ever happened to all of the ancient Roman mileposts. Perhaps they were all stolen? (E.g., another version of the "all numbers are interesting" theorem...) At 11:52 AM 1/11/2014, Eugene Salamin wrote:
They should just move the milepost to mile 419 or 421. They could also sell 420 mileposts for a little extra revenue, Why do the stoneheads like to celebrate Hitler's birthday, April 20?
-- Gene
________________________________ From: Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> To: math-fun@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 11:04 AM Subject: [math-fun] Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves
FYI -- Heck, in Berkeley, the sign would have read "0644" or "0x1A4"; in Princeton, perhaps 7*5*3*2^2...
http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/mile-marker-420-41999-thwart-thieves-2...
Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves DENVER January 11, 2014 (AP)
Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.
Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the "MILE 420" sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says "MILE 419.99."
Ford says it's the only "420" sign to be replaced in the state that recently legalized recreational marijuana. Most highways aren't long enough to need one.
The number "420" has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as a shorthand for pot are murky.
Mile 419.99, about 25 miles from the Kansas border, isn't the only place in Colorado with a fractional mile marker. Cameron Pass in Larimer County has a "MILE 68.5" sign after frequent thefts of the "MILE 69" sign.
Didn't think you had that many of those in the USA ... WFL On 1/11/14, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
I've always wondered what ever happened to all of the ancient Roman mileposts. Perhaps they were all stolen?
(E.g., another version of the "all numbers are interesting" theorem...)
At 11:52 AM 1/11/2014, Eugene Salamin wrote:
They should just move the milepost to mile 419 or 421. They could also sell 420 mileposts for a little extra revenue, Why do the stoneheads like to celebrate Hitler's birthday, April 20?
-- Gene
________________________________ From: Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> To: math-fun@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 11:04 AM Subject: [math-fun] Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves
FYI -- Heck, in Berkeley, the sign would have read "0644" or "0x1A4"; in Princeton, perhaps 7*5*3*2^2...
http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/mile-marker-420-41999-thwart-thieves-2...
Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves DENVER January 11, 2014 (AP)
Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.
Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the "MILE 420" sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says "MILE 419.99."
Ford says it's the only "420" sign to be replaced in the state that recently legalized recreational marijuana. Most highways aren't long enough to need one.
The number "420" has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as a shorthand for pot are murky.
Mile 419.99, about 25 miles from the Kansas border, isn't the only place in Colorado with a fractional mile marker. Cameron Pass in Larimer County has a "MILE 68.5" sign after frequent thefts of the "MILE 69" sign.
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Very few, indeed. But all the ones we had were stolen. --Dan On 2014-01-11, at 12:10 PM, Fred Lunnon wrote:
Didn't think you had that many of those in the USA ... WFL
On 1/11/14, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
I've always wondered what ever happened to all of the ancient Roman mileposts. Perhaps they were all stolen?
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