Math Can Be Painful

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(C)Copyright 2014, C. Burke.

The puns can be deadly.

That's my attempt at constructing the Gowanus Canal. It's a trendy area now, even though it still stinks. (Literally, the smell is nauseating.) However, the boats aren't really as big as they are on the map. Nor do they float on their sides, as seen in this aerial view.