Re: Leap-16 ... Oh SHIT !

On 08/07/2026 18:38, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Jul 2026 11:46:46 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> 
>> On 2026-07-08 02:53, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:31:36 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>>>
>>>> Isnt it actually 299-something?
>>>
>>> Nowadays officially defined as 299 792 458 ms¯¹.
>>>
>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light>
>>
>> What was the chance of an universal figure being a round number?
> 
> I think it was the Red Queen who said it is whatever I say it is.

No, that was Humpty Dumpty, strangely reminiscent of a well known president.

The Red Queen was more famous for saying that you have to run as hard as 
you can to stay in the same place, but to get anywhere else, you have to 
run much harder

Or the White Queen..."When I was your age, I always did it for 
half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six 
impossible things before breakfast."
...&...
"The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday—but never jam to-day."


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