4.15.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

4.15.2.1 Exporting graphics to PDF - huge file

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/1542/exporting-graphics-to-pdf-huge-file

 
I want to draw some basic surfaces, export them to PDF and include them in a LaTeX file.  I create a simple 3D graphics object, for instance with 
 
ParametricPlot3D[{r Cos[], r Sin[], r^2}, {r, 0,  ...
 

- asked by Matthew Leingang (90 votes), answered by Heike (77 votes)

4.15.2.2 Unit Discovery: Is this some sort of a sick joke?

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/124745/unit-discovery-is-this-some-sort-of-a-sick-joke

 
Alright, let's have some fun here. I am essentially following the documentation by Wolfram, just looking at different quantities. 
 
N[UnitConvert[Quantity["earth's gravity"]]] 
 
9.80665m/(s)^2 
 
 
Hmm,  ...
 

- asked by Pirx (31 votes), answered by user31159 (30 votes)