h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

OK, I've done a new picture. I hope the eds will apply it to the original Entry tomorrow. If they do, then this picture can be used on the Update as well. It's not great, but has the problems of the original picture removed.

Glad to see some movement on this Update It had got lost in no-man's land.

In the paragraph on weather I think someone lost an r
<> perhaps: are rare but...

No changes have been done to it yet.

I will work on it this morning as soon as I've done the chores

The mistake on the map was pointed out on 10 August, 1999. So hopefully we'll get that fixed today, more than 10 years later.

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What it says in the entry is:
He broke the near monopoly that was held by a German cartel by buying the products that they were selling at a reduced rate to force him into bankruptcy, and then selling them in other countries.

I have no idea what that means. Without the input of the author I suggest we change it to:
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I am working on the update here by the way: A62644485

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Where would that best be inserted, Shagbark? Or shall I make a new section?

I've added it to the intro

I've tried to incorporate Shagbark's temperature changes but it doesn't read right to me. Perhaps someone else can take a look? A62644485

What's wrong with them?

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I'm not quite sure what he means by "reaching early morning temperatures in midwinter in single digits" I would have thought "descending" was a better word

Do you mean this bit?

These averages drop quickly during September and October, reaching early morning temperatures in midwinter in single digits climbing to the upper 20s by afternoon.

---->These averages drop quickly during September and October; early morning temperatures in midwinter [fall to single digits and climb to the upper 20s by afternoon].

(noting that all these temperatures are quoted in Fahrenheit - maybe they should be in Centigrade? What are the guidelines for temperatures? I can't equate the two systems in my head)

Very low temperatures are rare but do occur, though only in deep midwinter.

It doesn't say what a 'very low temperature might be' Perhaps there should be an example?


Spring and Autumn are in between, usually around the 50s or 60s.

Is this a daily high or a low? And it should say Fahrenheit, or change to the equivalent in Centigrade?

I don't have the time to work out all the conversions, I was supposed to be doing something else this morning, but wanted to get this out of the way. I guess I'll leave it until Shagbark logs in tonight, difficult trying to converse with someone on a different timezone but there's nothing we can do about that.

Conversion Chart: Fahrenheit to Celsius
80 F = 27 C
75 F = 24 C
70 F = 21 C
65 F = 18 C
60 F = 16 C
55 F = 13 C
50 F = 10 C
45 F = 7 C
40 F = 4 C
35 F = 2 C
30 F = -1 C
25 F = -4 C
20 F = -7 C
15 F = -9 C
10 F = -12 C
5 F = -15 C
0 F = -18 C
-5 F = -21 C
-10 F = -23 C
-15 F = -26 C
-20 F = -29 C
-25 F = -32 C
-30 F = -34 C
-35 F = -37 C
-40 F = -40 C

OK thank you Gnomon, I can add those but we still need Shagbark to verify lanzababy's comments:

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It doesn't say what a 'very low temperature might be' Perhaps there should be an example?

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Is this a daily high or a low? And it should say Fahrenheit, or change to the equivalent in Centigrade?

It had been so long since I did this I had to look it up.
In C my post would look like
t would be better to say afternoon temperatures in July range between 21-27 C, morning lows around 16C . These averages decrease rapidly during September and October and reaching early morning temperatures in midwinter in around -12 rising to -2C by afternoon.
On 15 January ,2009 it had a high of -12C and a low of -22C.

Hi Shagbark, would you check what I had already done: A62644485 and answer lanzababy's questions ready for when I log back in? I have to log off now

here is some more current data
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KMBS/2010/1/15/MonthlyHistory.html