On Mar 12, 1:42*pm, Tom Ace wrote:
On Mar 12, 5:26*am, The Dougster
wrote:

How peculiar. 17 speeds....

17 is a fine number!

Gauss's method enabling the construction of
a regular 17-gon was a landmark achievement
in mathematics.

There are insects with 17-year life cycles
(possibly because of the advantages of
it being a prime number of years); see
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magicicada

Tom Ace

Well, I'm peculiar, and folks like me just fine, Tom! Meaning, I
said peculiar, meaning different, not "oh Dear, turn your head..."

Yeah, we've had a few cycles of 13-year swarms here in No. Va., USA.
Yikes! Attack of the Ubiquitous Chirping Bugs from Hell.

Doug