The conjunction of two broods of cicadas is going on now. It is called a super-brood. One brood has a 13 year cycle, and the other brood has a 17 year cycle. Using maxima, one can calculate the number of years for this conjunction with the least common multiple function. […]
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My wife bought a flimsy wine opener and it has proved useful in opening corked wine bottles. You may wonder why wineries still use corks and indeed cheaper wines come with spigots or twist off caps. My opinion is that it is a old fashioned warning to oeniphiliacs, or maybe […]
