G'n'R

The following formula expresses one's enjoyment when listening to Guns 'n' Roses:

E = kVD/(1+S)

when

E is Enjoyment
V is Velocity (on foot or by vehicle)*
D is volume level in Decibels
S is number of music Snobs in one's presence
k is the album constant

for "Appetite for Destruction" k = 10
for "G'n'R Lies" k = 5
for "Use Your Illusion I & II" k = 7
for "The Spaghetti Incident" k = 9
for "Chinese Democracy" k = 3



*excludes commercial airliners -- they are boring

Hofstadter

Quote from a book I am reading:

Tortoise: Your argument is persuasive, Achilles, and I must agree that such a flag is indeed impossible. But it is beautiful anyway, is it not?
Achilles: O, yes, there is no doubt of its beauty.
Tortoise: I wonder if its beauty is related to its impossibility. I don't know; I've never had the time to analyze Beauty. It's a Capitalized Essence; and I never seem to have the time for Capitalized Essences.
(p. 29)