Iconic Places and 820.5: Grandpa's silly math











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Grandpa says to me with a mischievous smile:




"Hope you know your famous iconic places or landmarks.



Show that the following equation is correct.



Taiwan Landmark NY Landmark US Iconic Highway = 820.5"




Bit of a stretch, if you ask me.










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    This riddle could be considered short and sweet and may need some lateral thinking.



    Grandpa says to me with a mischievous smile:




    "Hope you know your famous iconic places or landmarks.



    Show that the following equation is correct.



    Taiwan Landmark NY Landmark US Iconic Highway = 820.5"




    Bit of a stretch, if you ask me.










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      up vote
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      up vote
      10
      down vote

      favorite











      This riddle could be considered short and sweet and may need some lateral thinking.



      Grandpa says to me with a mischievous smile:




      "Hope you know your famous iconic places or landmarks.



      Show that the following equation is correct.



      Taiwan Landmark NY Landmark US Iconic Highway = 820.5"




      Bit of a stretch, if you ask me.










      share|improve this question















      This riddle could be considered short and sweet and may need some lateral thinking.



      Grandpa says to me with a mischievous smile:




      "Hope you know your famous iconic places or landmarks.



      Show that the following equation is correct.



      Taiwan Landmark NY Landmark US Iconic Highway = 820.5"




      Bit of a stretch, if you ask me.







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          Taiwan Landmark:




          (Taipei) 101




          NY Landmark:




          Times Square




          US Iconic Highway:




          Route (root) 66




          Equation:




          101 * sqr(66)




          Which equals




          820.5, approximately.







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            Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
            – Bass
            Dec 3 at 14:11


















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          The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.



          The maths are




          $101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$




          Which you can read aloud to get




          "(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"







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            up vote
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            down vote



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            Taiwan Landmark:




            (Taipei) 101




            NY Landmark:




            Times Square




            US Iconic Highway:




            Route (root) 66




            Equation:




            101 * sqr(66)




            Which equals




            820.5, approximately.







            share|improve this answer



















            • 1




              Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
              – Bass
              Dec 3 at 14:11















            up vote
            15
            down vote



            accepted










            Taiwan Landmark:




            (Taipei) 101




            NY Landmark:




            Times Square




            US Iconic Highway:




            Route (root) 66




            Equation:




            101 * sqr(66)




            Which equals




            820.5, approximately.







            share|improve this answer



















            • 1




              Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
              – Bass
              Dec 3 at 14:11













            up vote
            15
            down vote



            accepted







            up vote
            15
            down vote



            accepted






            Taiwan Landmark:




            (Taipei) 101




            NY Landmark:




            Times Square




            US Iconic Highway:




            Route (root) 66




            Equation:




            101 * sqr(66)




            Which equals




            820.5, approximately.







            share|improve this answer














            Taiwan Landmark:




            (Taipei) 101




            NY Landmark:




            Times Square




            US Iconic Highway:




            Route (root) 66




            Equation:




            101 * sqr(66)




            Which equals




            820.5, approximately.








            share|improve this answer














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              Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
              – Bass
              Dec 3 at 14:11














            • 1




              Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
              – Bass
              Dec 3 at 14:11








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            1




            Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
            – Bass
            Dec 3 at 14:11




            Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
            – Bass
            Dec 3 at 14:11










            up vote
            8
            down vote













            The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.



            The maths are




            $101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$




            Which you can read aloud to get




            "(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"







            share|improve this answer

























              up vote
              8
              down vote













              The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.



              The maths are




              $101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$




              Which you can read aloud to get




              "(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"







              share|improve this answer























                up vote
                8
                down vote










                up vote
                8
                down vote









                The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.



                The maths are




                $101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$




                Which you can read aloud to get




                "(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"







                share|improve this answer












                The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.



                The maths are




                $101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$




                Which you can read aloud to get




                "(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"








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