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25th January 2009French Speaking & PrelimsNOTE: FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN TIPS AND ADVICE ABOUT ADVANCED HIGHER FRENCH, CLICK HERE. I'm doing my 6th year prelims over the next two weeks, so I am officially on study leave. I was hoping that it was going to turn into a bit of a holiday with a few exams dotted throughout. Sadly, that's not going to be the case. Things have been piling up. I have to go in for a morning to discuss my Computing project with my teacher. I have to go in tomorrow to work on my speaking prelim which I will be doing on the ...
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3rd February 2008So, the Trane on a PleadmillAlright, so imagine that there was a plane on a treadmill... Finally, the verdict. And I was (partially right). I always thought that a plane held in the same absolute position would not take off, as there's obviously not airflow over the wings. I was unsure what the myth was... was the treadmill ever increasing to match the plane's speed, or was it constant. Moreover, can a treadmill actually hold a powered up plane still at any speed? Well, when I first discussed this problem in Physics about a year ago, with Kieran, I came to the conclusion that it would take off, ...
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About Wilf's Blog
I'm a mathematician, but apart from that, I'm a fairly normal guy. I used to write a blog - this blog. I write (wrote) about whatever is on my mind. It can get quite personal sometimes.
