http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/how-tall-was-the-murderer/ 12 tables, 24 chairs, and plenty of chalk Tue, 07 May 2013 17:42:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/how-tall-was-the-murderer/#comment-1776 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:08:12 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=1563#comment-1776 [...] want to believe in their good mathematics, but I fear that Barry Leiba was right when he implied in his comment earlier that they’re not really trying to show good [...]

]]> http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/how-tall-was-the-murderer/#comment-1678 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:40:44 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=1563#comment-1678 Yes, well, of course the speed with which he popped out that number (five foot five) makes it clear that he popped it out of his bum, whether or not one can produce math to support it. Thing is, I get that they have to gloss over these things in a drama, to keep the narrative moving. But would it really be that distracting to have him pause for just a moment and look at the ceiling, scratch his head, make little drawing movements in the air with his finger, or some such, before coming out with it?

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