man...this thread has ballooned during my absence.

the internet is rampant with spelling errors...
'definately'
its it's you're your distinctions

i thought about it...and my usage of 'gay' is more akin to 'nuts' than it is to any other harsher expletive. It's not like nuts (both varieties) are viewed in a negative light. I just think it's funny due to its anachronistic usage. Same applies to my usage of the word 'gay'.
I think 'gey' and 'ghey' aren't really efforts to break the association with *****exuals, but funny spellings that people use when chatting, etc. I know that's what I used to do...when I was younger...

Anyway.
seriously. how do you calculate gradient?

Is it just the tangent of the angle of the hill? so a 45 degree hill would be a 10% grade? a 60 degree would be about 17%?

Please confirm.