Michael O'Hair
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Arthur Conan Doyle wrote that after "Priory School" was published cyclists informed him that he was wrong, so he went out and tried the experiment himself. He found that the rear tire track was a bit deeper going up hill.
After viewing the graphs on the wolfram site, I can only say that the cyclist was totally unable to hold a line. :)
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From: Tim M.
If you came across a set of bicycle tracks in the mud, could you
determine which way the bicycle was going simply by examining the tracks?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Arthur Conan Doyle wrote that after "Priory
School" was published cyclists informed him that he was wrong, so he went out
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After viewing the graphs on the wolfram site, I can
only say that the cyclist was totally unable to hold a line. :)</FONT></DIV>
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