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Article #550Re: How to measure a skyscraper
From: Jake
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:05
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:05
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"Anthony Matonak" <anthonym40@nothing.like.comcast.net> wrote in message news:SeKdnTCv-vAtPZTYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com... > bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote: >> "Describe how to determine the height of a skyscraper with a barometer." > ... > What a wonderful story. Now if only it were true. :) > http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/barometer.asp > > My doubts came from the time frame. Niels Bohr was born in 1885 which would place him in college during the first decade of the 20th century. I may be wrong but don't think there was anything approaching a skyscraper then. Don't know if it was first but the Empire State Building wasn't opened til 1931.
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