Re: Records
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Records
- From: "* A* R* <r*@mail.wiscnet.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:52:24 -0500
Stewart...
While I dont pretend to understand everything you suggested, I think it
might also be interesting to look at El Nino...It seems to me that the hot
summer, like this one was, produced less really big pumpkins, at least here
in WI... The heat seems to have exploded them. Perhaps when La Nina wears
off, and cooler summers return, we will see another rapid yearly
rise....just a thought.
At 11:24 PM 10/14/98 +1000, you wrote:
>Hello folks,
>
>I notice that the world top weight has increased by 30 lbs over the last two
>years as compared to 30 lbs a year a few years back. It may be a little
>early to say so but this may indicate a flattening out of the record weight
>curve.
>There may be some upper limit on the weight of AGs and 1500 lbs may be too
>optimistic a weight to aim for at least in the next 10 years.
>The new record is very close to the half metric tonne and half imperial ton
>which may be more achievable.
>
>Has anyone tried doing a least squares fit with a second order polynomial to
>top weights by year and see what that looks like?
>
>Another interesting statistic may involve looking at what pumpkins are
>exceeding the average OTT weight curve by a good margin. It seems to me that
>to get better weights in future we need to be looking at pumpkins with
>thicker flesh which are stronger and better able to stand up to the
>mechanical stresses imposed by the large size and weights
>
>Stewart
>Canberra Aust
>the nation's capital
>sdeans@pcug.org.au
>
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