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Todays quiz
This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you
can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G |
Todays quiz
"Gordon" wrote in message m... This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G 8000 miles? I take it this is a miniature Earth? |
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message ... "Gordon" wrote in message m... This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G 8000 miles? I take it this is a miniature Earth? Oh, never mind. I was thinking circumference. |
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message et... "KLC Lewis" wrote in message ... "Gordon" wrote in message m... This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G 8000 miles? I take it this is a miniature Earth? Oh, never mind. I was thinking circumference. I looked it up. I was waayyyyy off. lol |
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Gordon wrote:
This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G This is like many problems to day if you over analyze you lose. Big numbers get in the way of simple facts. |
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Keith nuttle wrote:
Gordon wrote: This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G This is like many problems to day if you over analyze you lose. Big numbers get in the way of simple facts. Wrong answer. g |
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Gordon wrote:
This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G circumference = pi*d so difference = (pi*(8000+(1/5280))-(pi*8000)miles |
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"Gordon" wrote in message m... This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G 6.28 feet (to 2 places of decimals) |
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:48:47 +0000, Gordon wrote:
This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G 3.14 ft |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:48:47 +0000, Gordon wrote: This is from the Brian Toss rigging book so if you want to cheat, you can look it up. If I string a line around the equator (disregarding natural obstacles) and then decide I want that line 1 foot above the equator all the way around, how much longer must that line be? Call the earth's diameter an even 8000 miles. G 3.14 ft I thought a circle was 2 pi... |
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