the center of the world (was Re: Check out O'Reilly's Open Source Convention Highlights)

[Alex Martelli]

<markus at kepler.ibp.de> wrote in message news:m3pubn2yqo.fsf at kepler.ibp.de...
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> Then find first the weighted average as a point in three-dimensional
> space, i.e. as (an approximation to) the center of gravity of the
> human population. This will be some point deep in the interior of the
> Earth,

Good idea!  Now I finally know how the Python Secret *Underground*
got its much-feared name...!!!

> which you could the project back to the surface.

Why ever would one do THAT?!  Seems like a very superficial
approach to me.


Alex