Merry Christmas - MA date announced

Alex · 04-15-2008, 09:57 AM

I posted this at MousePad, but thought I'd share here as well. I sought to quantify just how bad it is with MouseAdventure so often being on unusually hot days.

The results were not what I expected. Only 1/3rd of MouseAdventures have been held on days that were warmer than the historical average for that date. However, three of the times they've been over, it has been way over (twice by more than 20 degrees).

A cherished myth shattered. But good support for why I hold personal perception (particularly by an emotionally involved group) in so little esteem as support for the reality of something. I'm sure I'll bring this up in some future discussion.

Particularly ironic, to me, is that the first seven MAs were actually all cooler than average and yet we developed the idea from them. While four of the last five have been warmer than average and I think the perception has been that the days (other than this last one) were generally more temperate than in the past.

04-15-2008, 09:57 AM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I posted this at MousePad, but thought I'd share here as well. I sought to quantify just how bad it is with MouseAdventure so often being on unusually hot days. The results were not what I expected. Only 1/3rd of MouseAdventures have been held on days that were warmer than the historical average for that date. However, three of the times they've been over, it has been way over (twice by more than 20 degrees). A cherished myth shattered. But good support for why I hold personal perception (particularly by an emotionally involved group) in so little esteem as support for the reality of something. I'm sure I'll bring this up in some future discussion. Particularly ironic, to me, is that the first seven MAs were actually all cooler than average and yet we developed the idea from them. While four of the last five have been warmer than average and I think the perception has been that the days (other than this last one) were generally more temperate than in the past.
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