value of pi and 22/7

Sat Mar 19 03:27:41 EDT 2011

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:22:43 -0700, Kee Nethery wrote:

> On Mar 18, 2011, at 5:17 AM, Neil Cerutti wrote:
> 
>> On 2011-03-18, peter <peter.mosley at talk21.com> wrote:
>>> The Old Testament (1 Kings 7,23) says ... "And he made a molten sea,
>>> ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and
>>> his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it
>>> round about. ".  So pi=3.  End Of.
>> 
>> RIIIIIIght.  What's a cubit?
> 
> I use cubits all the time. The distance from my elbow to my finger tips
> equals one cubit. When you don't have a proper measuring tape, it can be
> pretty accurate for comparing two measurements.

"Measure with micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with axe."

Just wait until you tell your apprentice to go fetch a piece of wood 
three cubits long... damn kids with their short/long arms...

:)

-- 
Steven