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LAist: Angels Flight Will Resume Service This Monday

he quirky, and sometimes questionable, funicular transport known as the world's shortest railway, Downtown's Angel's Flight, has been poised to re-open for what seems like ages. It was just this past Thursday when its operating foundation said they had passed the necessary safety inspection and had the green light to resume moving people up and down Bunker Hill, though would not give a date.

Today, however, came word that Angel's Flight will begin service on Monday March 15th--much sooner than many anticipated.



Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 04:32:27 AM EST
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With one fatal accident, does that make it the most dangerous railway in the world, per passenger mile?....
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 04:45:51 AM EST
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I don't know!  We'll need to ask one of our mathy types.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 05:08:57 AM EST
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You called?

gk is a mathy type already, by the way...

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 05:37:10 AM EST
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And it's Pi Day today - and not a mention of its vagueness!

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 05:44:27 AM EST
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Do you mean vagueness or imprecision?

And don't we have to wait until 2016?

The brainless should not be in banking -- Willem Buiter

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 05:48:22 AM EST
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Did you know you can get pi to 7 significant figures for the price of 3?

The brainless should not be in banking -- Willem Buiter
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 06:00:14 AM EST
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well, apologies to gk then, but why was he asking ME?  I evidently have not been around enough...  so, do we have to know anything else to get this question nailed down?  ridership?

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 03:20:29 PM EST
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I wasn't asking you (if I was, there would be no reason to post to everyone). I guess we'd need to know the ridership, how long and how frequently it's been running, and what the competition is (the maglev in Germany?)
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 03:37:19 PM EST
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I know - I was just poking fun at my own blatant lack of any math-like abilities.  It was a good 'question' - it made me smile. :)

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 14th, 2010 at 04:45:39 PM EST
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