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PostThu Sep 02, 2021 4:31 pm 
I bet you could water ski behind a polar bear swimming at 25mph.

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PostThu Sep 02, 2021 5:01 pm 
Maximum hull speed on a polar bear would be about 6.32 knots I doubt they could plane.

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PostThu Sep 02, 2021 10:22 pm 
There is an important principle shared principle in both bear hunting and large scale software development. It does not matter how slow you can run or how late your component is -- as long as someone else is a little slower.

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PostFri Sep 03, 2021 6:13 am 
The only math I'm concerned with is whether my speed is higher than the others near me if the bear comes after us. hockeygrin.gif

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