Wheelies

Yes , the TorStar did the week end , By the Numbers. This one is a nice data set.  On Ferris wheels.
The first Ferris wheel premiered at the Chicago Columbian Worlds Fair. It was a monster. Then. ( that was not in the article , we remember it from the CD book , ' Devil in the White City ' ) 

168        height in metres for the Las Vegas big wheel
30          m. higher than the London Eye
3            m. taller the the Singapore Flyer
1.6         million kilograms of steel for the LV High Roller
30          $ to ride the LV Hi Roller
190        m. - proposed height of the NYC wheel

see , a nice , by the numbers
Swimming the English Channel

1 341    swimmers that made the Channel crossing

And its a dieter's dream , 800 calories / hr to swim the channel.
800 cal is 8 1/2 slices of whole grain bread

Weather ;  Sunny , 54 F but going to warm up - slightly.
Definitely , fall.

Hey , the regular weekly game - yeah , haven't played in 5 weeks , happened last night. Got home at 1: 45 AM, rough this morning , getting up. Oh well , boys will be .... stupid.