287 courses in Wisconsin

[thrembo]

Sorry for the thread drift Mark.

 

[pauldst]

To estimate geographical flatness as perceived by the human eye, Dobson and Campbell put math behind the experience of looking toward the horizon and seeing a rise of land (in their case, to the height of a tall tree at a distance of three miles). From there, Dobson says, "we put together a simulation"—one that approximates "what you would see if were standing on one spot, and turning around 360 degrees, and recording what you see every 16 times as you turn around."
...they compared each state's percentage of flatness—and ranked them....
In other words, Dobson says: "What we're seeing is the percentage of Kansas that is flat is a lower percentage than Florida."

Okay, so that explains it. I'll get off the bunny trail now.