Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #606

I for one wouldn't think any less of you even if you did hug the groundhog Steve. Out here we call them Marmots and most people like them because we only see them in the high mountains far from where people live. Of corse there are a few anti-freeze junkie marmots that eat through radiator hoses in the National Parks. They probably aren't getting any hugs.

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On Aug 17, 2010, at 3:52 PM, "Steve Haberman" <shaberman@insmgt.com> wrote:

> Say the inner wall of your fruit is 4 inches. Say the inner wall of mine is
> 12 inches. They both measure the same under ANY estimate method. I win. It
> is like taking the Jets vs. the Chargers - 7 points. You never know until it
> is a final score.
> 
> P.S. For the record, I never hugged the damn groundhog.
> 
> Steve Haberman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
> Jason Thomas
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 6:09 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #606
> 
> I don't think it will make much difference if you use 05 versus 08. There is
> probably the same amount of error involved. When the pumpkins are small
> (<100lb) like the ones I've had I find the circumference is just as accurate
> as OTT too. It's just an estimate. I would imagine most of the tightening up
> of the estimates are at the highest end of the size range (new world
> records) because that's the only place where new data observations come in
> where none were available before. In 05 there hadn't been any pumpkins over
> 1600 (or even 1500?). Now there are several to plug in. Most of us don't
> have to worry about being in those lofty heights of the regression curve.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net> wrote:
> 
>> How about which OTT weight chart to use?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Petman <petman2@yahoo.com>
>> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>> Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 2:21:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #606
>> 
>> Measure at the same place each day.  If you want the pumpkin to seem
>> larger, go
>> over the bulge.  If you want to be pleasantly "surprized" then measure it
>> over
>> the bulge.  It really will come down to a judgment as to how it should be
>> "best"
>> 
>> measured since the bulge could be very localized like a pimple or
> spreadout
>> like
>> 
>> a beer belly.  My approach would be to go with the smaller measurement.
> If
>> you
>> were truly trying to get to a very accurate unofficial weight, I would cut
>> off
>> the bulge, measure, then weight the bulge on a bathroom scale.  Obviously
>> this
>> would occur after it has stopped growing.  The interim measurements are
>> really
>> giving you trending and as long as you are consistent, I think the trend
>> and
>> your anticipated results will conincide.  Good luck.
>> 
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