Pangloss searches the offing, looking for good news in a bottle
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Pangloss is standing at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
Using high-powered Opera Glasses, he scans the horizon, looking for good news.
The earth has a radius of 3963 statute miles.
Mauna Kea has a height of 13,802 feet MSL.
How far, in statute miles, is his horizon?
First correct answer arriving at [email protected] [2] wins a valuable gift certificate for Tucker’s Ice Cream.
Last week [3]’s winner was Madeleine Canvese with V = 822 mph.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected] [4].