Days near the year's shortest, as shadows reach their longest
Washington is a city where many are said to cast a long, symbolic shadow. But this is the time when each of us, celebrated or not, casts our longest actual noontime shadow.
Our old geometry texts combined with back-of-the envelope arithmetic say that when we face the noontime sun on the 17th of December, our shadows, if we can see them, extend for roughly twice our height. It was the sort of day that might otherwise have let us do it. With a high of 50 degrees in Washington, it was almost warm enough to avoid grievous discomfort while carrying out the task.
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