11/06/2008

tuesday november 4

today i decided, with the weather as nice as it was, that i'd walk to a friend's place a few kilometers away. not wanting to be overly early or late, i first google mapped the route to find out the distance between our houses, then looked up the wikipedia for 'walking' to find out the average walking speed of a human. despite my reseach, and a brief run-in and stop-and-talk with a friend along the way, i arrived 15 minutes early.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

although i'm pleased to make a slight appearance in a post, i'm disappointed this isn't about the election! so much hilarious material

sixty-six said...

google maps calculates walking time for you.

for example, the 6 minute walk from old city hall to the condom shack:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&saddr=100+Queen+St+W,+Toronto,+ON+M5H+2N1+(Old+City+Hall)&daddr=231+Queen+St.+West,+Toronto,+ON+M5V+1Z4+(Condom+Shack)&hl=en&geocode=FZQSmgIdy7dE-yH3968FPBO3oQ%3BFYwNmgIdmqFE-yE7Lmdlu_ARfQ&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=43.65109,-79.385425&sspn=0.003874,0.006984&ie=UTF8&z=17