One of my all time favorite quotes from The Simpsons, “Celebrate the independence of your nation by blowing up a small part of it.” Well, a couple of years ago I found what they were talking about… The USA Defense Battery. I didn’t count each firework individually (and some are cut off) but by my… Continue reading USA Defense Battery
Category: Math
Happy Birthday, Fenway Park!
Fenway Park is celebrating its one-hundred year anniversary this season! Both as a Red Sox fan and a fan of baseball, I’m obviously very proud of Fenway. I’m also kind of a nudge when it comes to factual inaccuracies. I don’t live in a glass house, so I’m free to throw rocks at others when… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Fenway Park!