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although "Stalin" is in some dictionaries, it is a persons name...and not valid for Scrabble 
a sequence that uses common words is:
startling...
remove the l, and the word becomes: starting
remove one t, and the word becomes: staring
remove the a, and the word becomes: string
remove the r, and the word becomes: sting
remove the remaining t, and the word becomes: sing
remove the g, and the word becomes: sin
remove the s, and the word becomes: in
remove the n, and the word becomes: I
Steve
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42195 meters, the length of a modern marathon seems odd but where did the 2195 meters come from?
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
The Code Project Insider
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From Serenelli's Marathons and Triathlons.
http://www.citylightsnews.com/serenelli/serenelli-8.htm[^]
The 1896 Olympic marathon distance of 24.8 miles was based on the distance run, according to famous Greek legend, in which the Greek foot-soldier Pheidippides was sent from the plains of Marathon to Athens with the news of the astounding victory over a superior Persian army. Exhausted as he approached the leaders of the City of Athens, he staggered and gasped, "Rejoice! We Conquer!" and then collapsed.
24.8 miles is a fraction under 40000m.
The marathon distance was later changed as a result of the 1908 Olympic Games in London. That year, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria wanted the marathon race to begin at Windsor Castle outside the city so that the Royal family could view the start. The distance between the castle and the Olympic Stadium in London proved to be 26 miles. Organizers added extra yards to the finish around a track, 385 to be exact, so the runners would finish in front of the king and queen's royal box. Every Olympic marathon run since the 1908 Games has been a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards.
The added distance is approximately 2195m.
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The additional few yards of the marathon (somewhat less then the 2195 meters) comes from Queen Victoria now anting to stand at the proper 26 miles mark but a point 400 yards futher on.
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At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, the marathon distance was changed to cover the distance between Windsor Castle and White City stadium, with 385 yards added on so the race could finish in front of King Edward VII's viewing box.
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Thanks to Peter for this trivia question.
The modern marathon was first run at the 1896 Olympics at Athens. The distance was 40 k. In the 1908 Olympics the starting line was moved back 2195 meters to give the British Royal family a good view.
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
The Code Project Insider
-- modified at 11:21 Tuesday 20th June, 2006
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Why are manhole covers round?
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
The Code Project Insider
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So they won't fall through the man hole despite how you turn em.
-- modified at 11:55 Friday 16th June, 2006
Oh.. and you don't have to line em up, and you can roll em and... I'm sure there are lots of other good reasons.
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Because the men who climb down them are round too
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They are round because any other shape would fall through the hole to easily. Also you don't have to line them up.
DR
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Round is the only shape that won't fall through if shifted. A rectangular, triangular (actually any polygon)or oval cover will fall through if shifted.
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There is no single correct answer to this question. I've read that it's a common interview question to see if someone can think through a problem that's outside of their area expertise. The "best" answer is probably that circular covers don't have to be aligned with the opening, although not being able to fall through the hole it covers is also good (but other shapes also provide that characteristic). Other responses including that circular pipes and covers are easiest to manufacture and provide the greatest ratio of accessability to the amount of material required to make them are also true. In the case of interviews, it's not a specific answer that matters so much as the reason(s) someone can give to support it.
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To prevent the need for sewer diving being included in utility workers job descriptions.;P
So the cover doesn't slip through the hole.
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Because that is the only shape that is guaranteed not to fall into the hole!
Daniel Bragg
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It's the only shape that won't fall through the hole it covers.
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two reasons, 1 the covers can not fall into the hole, 2 the covers are easy to move, simply flip them on edge and roll them away.
You may be right
I may be crazy
-- Billy Joel --
Within you lies the power for good, use it!!!
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In the UK, most man hole covers are rectangular... We have the problem of round pegs going into square holes in order to do drain repairs...
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'Cause the manholes are? 
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Cheers,
Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either.
Militant Agnostic
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It is the only goemetric shape which cannot be manipulated to fall back down in the hole.
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
The Code Project Insider
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Actually, that's not true. There's a class of polygons called Reuleaux Polygons that won't fall back down the hole. The reason a circle won't fall back down the hole is because it has a constant width, it's diameter. The simplest Reuleaux Polygon is the Reuleaux triangle. This shape is formed by starting with an equilateral triangle and drawing three arcs of circles, each having it's center at the corner of the triangle, a radius equal to the length of the side of the triangle, and the endpoints of the arcs being the other two corners of the triangle (like the cross-section of a bottle of Pepto-Bismol or the piston in the Wankel rotary engine). Figure 1.
Because this shape has a constant width (the length of the side of the equilateral triangle) it will not fall through the hole.
You can create this kind of shape from any polygon having an odd number equal-length sides.
So, I suspect that the round manhole cover not falling through the hole is only one reason that the cover is round. Other reasons are probably
1. Round manhole are easier to manufacture.
2. Because the pipe leading to the manhole is round.
3. The round-shaped object is the strongest structurally (that's why submarines are round and not square).
4. A round manhole cover is easier for one person to move by standing it on it's side and rolling it.
5. You don't have to align an manhole cover to it's hole to replace it.
I'm sure there are more reasons, but you get the general idea. The question is not about the answer. It's about your ability to reason.
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A human is least likely to go bald if they have this hair color?
Jordon
News Editor/Publisher
The Code Project Insider
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Blonde - and not from a bottle...
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i cant safely say its not brown. i think i have to agree with blonde.
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