Difference between revisions of "Couch Potato Geohash"
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| − | The following users have won the Couch Potato Geohash Achievement. This achievement can be attained only when the place where you live is exactly under the coordinates of a particular day. This is incredibly lucky, and the chance of this happening to you, | + | The following users have won the Couch Potato Geohash Achievement. This achievement can be attained only when the place where you live is exactly under the coordinates of a particular day. This is incredibly lucky, and the chance of this happening to you, is the area of your domicile divided by the area of the quadrangle you're in. Assuming a spherical earth of R = 6378km, ϕ = latitude, λ = longitude, the equation is:<br/> |
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| + | A typical apartment dweller in Denver, CO, has a chance of around 9e-5; a bit worse than one in 10,000.<br> | ||
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If this does happen to you, you are required to throw a mad-keen party at a day's notice. <br> | If this does happen to you, you are required to throw a mad-keen party at a day's notice. <br> | ||
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| − | This is one of those things that probably | + | This is one of those things that probably won't ever happen, but <i>how cool would it be if it did?</i> |
==Winners== | ==Winners== | ||
Revision as of 06:18, 24 May 2008
The following users have won the Couch Potato Geohash Achievement. This achievement can be attained only when the place where you live is exactly under the coordinates of a particular day. This is incredibly lucky, and the chance of this happening to you, is the area of your domicile divided by the area of the quadrangle you're in. Assuming a spherical earth of R = 6378km, ϕ = latitude, λ = longitude, the equation is:
A typical apartment dweller in Denver, CO, has a chance of around 9e-5; a bit worse than one in 10,000.
If this does happen to you, you are required to throw a mad-keen party at a day's notice.
This is one of those things that probably won't ever happen, but how cool would it be if it did?
Winners
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