Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> Why do overhead cables never flap around in the wind?

They do, so of course they're designed to minimize that.  Tension will increase
the natural frequency of the cable, hopefully well above the vortex shedding
frequency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_induced_vibration


> Why is John Smith such a popular name?

I wouldn't expect an even distribution of names, so if John Smith weren't
popular, something else would be.  Also, if John Smith has a lot of kids, then
then you'd expect a lot of Smiths, some of them named John.  Looks like it's in
decline around here though.  Your results may differ.

http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=john&code=us&gender=

 - Ricky

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