Administrators Horton Posted August 29, 2012 Administrators Share Posted August 29, 2012 I thought about all the things I need to do to be ready for Soaked. If I had the time I would only ski hungover and sleep deprived but I have to work this week so I am skiing at 35mph. Well I think it is 35 mph. We put ZO in recreational mode (this sounds wrong already) and changed the speed to 35. I guess that is right. It took me two sets to run calm 35 off passes. I think there are some lessons to be learned. Skiing faster makes me have to work to stay tall and be lighter on the line. I am looking forward to it. I think I could run 38 at 35mph eventually. For now I just want to run a few passes at Soaked so I am not worried about 38.   Goode ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ilivetoski Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 Try 36 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 ZO in rec mode will give you the same pull as tournament and the speed will be correct. You can scroll to the screen that will give you the times. I'm not a math major so I don't know what time would be accurate for an .8 MPH increase in speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 For 57kph (vs. normal 58kph), the time through a regular 259m course is 16.36. For a 177m 4-buoy course, it is 11.18. Presumably, the event will have a chart of allowed all-buoy times for a 4-buoy at 57kph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 Are they in fact using 57 kph? That's roughly 35.4. I guess I was thinking they'd go half way in between 55 and 58: 56.5 kph, which is about 35.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 I figure 35 means 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 @Mr.Jones That wouldn't be my first guess, since 34 actually means 55k which is about 34.2. But with this being more of a "show," it's possible that 35==35.0 in this context. "Surely" this information must be published somewhere? I would think people would want to train at exactly the right speed!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 29, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted August 29, 2012 56.5k is what I understand  Goode ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 29, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted August 29, 2012 56.5km = 35.107472mi  Goode ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 @Than is rubbing off on @Horton a bit. Nice work on that equation Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 29, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted August 29, 2012 @Texas6 i know how to use Google  Goode ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 @Horton; I figured as much, just thought I'd prop you up next to the MIT grad and chief equation officer for a moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 29, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted August 29, 2012 @Than_Bogan can use a slide rule. I use Wolfram Alpha  Goode ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 I can't use a slide rule and I had to Google Wolfram Alpha. I'm afraid to ask where that leaves me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 29, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted August 29, 2012 @Texas6 now you can use Wolfram Alpha. You are way ahead of @Than_Bogan  Goode ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 Most valuable thing I learned at MIT was enough relevant words to find what I need from Google. Wolfram Alpha is kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted August 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2012 Btw, one thing that always cracks me up is notion that precision is somehow nerd-like. Real nerds know the concepts of significant figures and measurement error, and laugh at silly people using non-meaningful precision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_T Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 @horton cough... you only needed 2 sig figs 35.11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted August 30, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 30, 2012 @Than_Bogan, I was implying that you were bright, not nerd like. I am not guilty of precision; and tend to swag in lieu of precision. I'm leveraging the ballers to draw the precision out of me a bit:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted August 30, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 30, 2012 wolfram alpha rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted August 30, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 30, 2012 @Texas6 @Than_Bogan is both very bright and nerd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller estrom Posted August 30, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 30, 2012 My 11 yr old daughter just won the "best nerd" at a nerd party last night for a bunch of jr. highers. They were all put on the spot and asked to "say something nerdy" and she came up with, "I like pie....the math kind." @Than - should I be scared?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted August 30, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 30, 2012 @estrom I believe the emotion you are looking for is "Beeming with pride." (That's spelled "pi" though...) @Texas6 No, I was calling myself nerd-like, and mocking Horton's attempt to pretend that he was. @chef23 Thanks! There's a slight typo in the King James version of The Bible. It's supposed to say: "The geeks shall inherit the Earth." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted August 30, 2012 Baller Share Posted August 30, 2012 MIT's merchandise store (The Coop) recently introduced a hot-selling women's-style T-shirt that simply says "talk nerdy to me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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