No need to delete the post pibbur.This is a thread about useless information, which includes trivial knowledge, geek stuff that may (or maybe noefot) be interesting to some oof us, but of minor practical use to most of us. And completely ridiculous information, included to make fun of it. This particular post was meant as an example of that. Sad to say it didn't come across as clearly as intended. Anyhow, I don't want to confuse or offend anybody, so I deleted the post.
When you say coffee, are you referring to that abomination known as 'instant' coffee, are do you mean the REAL thing made from freshly ground beans?
I suspect that's how Archimedes discovered the eponymous principle, except he didn't have a horseshoe, all he had was a gold crown…PS. A related subject: How to make coffee (from a Lucky Luke magazine): To make good coffee, suspend 1/2 kg coffee into a bit of water. Make it boil for 2 hours, then throw in a horse shoe. If the shoe sinks, add more coffee.
DS.
A despicable piece of news from CBSS:
Retired mathematician fixes bikes for hundreds without charging a dime
Nice if it was true, but it's obviously not. Fake news. Why? BECAUSE HIS WORKSHOP IS TIDY! Believe me - THAT NEVER HAPPENS!
an incarnation of pibbur who knows this from experience
PS. The report doesn't say anything about what his mathematical interests were, and I couldn't find anything on google. But since he's now (allegedly) dedicating his life to practical tasks, I assume it can't be pure mathematics. DS
Worse, it's just applied science...Fixing bikes is merely applied mathematics, nothing more.