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I would not expect most English majors (in China or back home) to even know what a Fibonacci sequence was.

At the risk of sounding stupid - What is as Fibonacci sentence? 

At the risk of sounding stupid

At the risk of making you sound even more stupid, mlaeux, it's a Fibonacci sequence!
I used to know, but now I've forgotten. Something to do with  maths!

I "Googled" it.  It's the pattern of things in Nature: called the Golden Ratio (approx = 1618).  What makes things looks beautiful/balanced to our eyes.....It's mentioned in one of Dan Brown's novels, apparently.

You know you've studied day trading too long when a chart doesn't look right without Fibonacci retracement and extension levels added. 

Finally a chance to brag! I was a math major and I use the words "Fibonacci Number System" frequently. Its actually the most common pattern in nature used by both flora and fauna. A spiral follows the sequence

0   1   1   2   3   5   8   13   21   34   55   89  . . .

The next digit is the sum of the two that preceeds it.

fibonacci sequence is awesome

it's a set of numbers that you can use to make things aesthetically pleasing or transpose to music

i think pachelbel's canon in D is the best example of it in music

You know you had been in China too long when back home, you bitch about the price of mushrooms and ask why there are no mangosteens

You know it is cold when you have ice forming on the inside of your double glazed windows. 

This morning inside doesn't feel quite as warm as usual but then it is at least -39C outside (at 6am). I thought yesterday it was probably due to the cold from outside coming through the glass. This morning gave some confirmation of that when I just found ice forming on the inside of my windows.

 

I better go to the airline ticket people and tell them I meant to say "Hainan" not "Harbin" 

Don't worry it is supposed to warm up (back to normal cold) in a couple of days time.  The current weather we have had is unusual even for here.  It is more than 10 years since there have been temperatures this cold in December or January. I haven't been able to find records yet that tell just how long it has been. This mornings -39C was colder than January 2001. The current forecast for when you are here is for at least 10 degrees warmer than it has been the last few days. So probably somewhere around -18 to -22C.  And the good thing about living or visiting here is that inside the building is warm regardless of what the temperature is outside. And you can wear enough clothes that even  -38C is OK (Just.....).   

 

It sure will be an experience!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but - metal is an extremely good thermal conductor. 

All your metal piercings will do a wonderful job of transferring the cold into your poor body.

Double ouch 

All your metal piercings will do a wonderful job of transferring the cold into your poor body.

See! I am right!

My only metal piercings are in my earlobes. The rest have metal balls on on the ends, but are bioplast flexible plastic inside.

A huge proportion of people have ear piercings, so I figure I'll be just fine. 

Sorry, George 

My only metal piercings are in my earlobes. The rest have metal balls on on the ends, but are bioplast flexible plastic inside.

Um, what exactly did you get peirced, Schnerbs?