Randy Weiss saw this mathematically significant roadsign and knew instantly that it smacked of Avogadro’s Number! He pulled off the highway and ferreted the back streets to find a view of the sign. Mr. Weiss had to hunker down for a while to get the math to work out though. Elegant? No. But it does [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Rhode Island'
Avogadro
April 9th, 2006 by thingles · 1 Comment
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West Warwick
August 12th, 2005 by thingles · No Comments
Randy Weiss puts another sign on the map for Rhose Island, only a few miles from the Coventry sign. Rhose Island may be a small state, but it makes the entire country proud with it’s mathematically significant roadsigns and how approachable they are, especially for children. Bravo Ocean State! The math here is exciting because [...]
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Coventry
August 12th, 2005 by thingles · No Comments
The Ocean State makes it’s first entry into road sign math with this very straightforward sign submitted by Randy Weiss. Rhose Island is an amazingly small state. When was the last time you looked at a map of it? It’s a little sliver off of the ocean. The entire state is only 1,545 square miles! [...]
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