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November 23rd, 2006
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| Nuclear Duck Hunter  | It's as yet unsolvable as far as I know. The original question years ago was if you had a string tied around the earth, then raised the string one inch where it was exactly one inch from the surface, all the way around, what would the circumference of the string be? Theoretically, it's solvable if you, A. know the circumference of the earth. B. Assume a perfectly round earth. Use Circumference equals diameter multiplied by Pi. Or C=d x Pi. The trick is to imagine a circle within a circle where the outside circle radius is only one inch more than the radius of the inside circle, or the diameter will be two inches longer.
__________________ “War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.” —John Stuart Mill Last edited by Missileer; November 23rd, 2006 at 02:15. |
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November 23rd, 2006
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| Milforum's Bouncer | So by raise it one inch, you mean to hold it out from the outer walls of the Pentagon one inch and determine the circumference? In essence determining the circumference if the pentagon were to grow by one inch. Right?
__________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |
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