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Al Dente Prince
Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 3228 Location: Leodis, the jewel at the end of the yellow brick road (or M1)
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: Pi is wrong! |
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Having missed Pi Day (yesterday), may I present a well-reasoned argument that Pi is WRONG.
Not the value of Pi (3.14...), but the concept, and that a value of 2.Pi (6.28...) would be much more elegant.
Of course, this has nothing whatever to do with the fact that I was born on 2.Pi Day....
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ohiomike Prince
Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 858 Location: Sometimes
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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The fact that Pi is 180 degrees electrically has bugged me for years, but most electrical engineers are used to plugging in 2Pi by now. _________________
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Sir Hamster of Elderberry KWSN ArchBishop
Joined: 20 May 2002 Posts: 5117 Location: Beer City, Cheese Quadrant
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:26 am Post subject: |
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No no no ... it just doesn't make any difference. I'll explain ...
Start with: X = Y
multiply both sides by X: X*X = X*Y
subtract Y^2 from both sides: X^2 - Y^2 = X*Y - Y^2
do some factoring: (X+Y)*(X-Y) = Y*(X-Y)
divide both sides by (X-Y) and cancel: (X+Y) = Y
substitute Y for X: (Y+Y) = Y
divide by Y and simplify: 2 = 1
... and therefore 1*Pi = 2*Pi. |
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Sir Papa Smurph Cries like a little girl
Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 4430 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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Sir Hamster of Elderberry wrote: | No no no ... it just doesn't make any difference. I'll explain ...
Start with: X = Y
multiply both sides by X: X*X = X*Y
subtract Y^2 from both sides: X^2 - Y^2 = X*Y - Y^2
do some factoring: (X+Y)*(X-Y) = Y*(X-Y)
divide both sides by (X-Y) and cancel: (X+Y) = Y
substitute Y for X: (Y+Y) = Y
divide by Y and simplify: 2 = 1
... and therefore 1*Pi = 2*Pi. |
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mohrorless Mail Order Goat Bride
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 11206 Location: NYC
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | Sir Hamster of Elderberry wrote: | No no no ... it just doesn't make any difference. I'll explain ...
Start with: X = Y
multiply both sides by X: X*X = X*Y
subtract Y^2 from both sides: X^2 - Y^2 = X*Y - Y^2
do some factoring: (X+Y)*(X-Y) = Y*(X-Y)
divide both sides by (X-Y) and cancel: (X+Y) = Y
substitute Y for X: (Y+Y) = Y
divide by Y and simplify: 2 = 1
... and therefore 1*Pi = 2*Pi. |
You didn't perchance help work out the deceleration details of the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft did you??? |
That's easy. Hit ground real hard. Deceleration is complete. _________________ Fetch me the Holy Hand Grenade!
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ohiomike Prince
Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 858 Location: Sometimes
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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mohrorless wrote: | Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | Sir Hamster of Elderberry wrote: | No no no ... it just doesn't make any difference. I'll explain ...
Start with: X = Y
multiply both sides by X: X*X = X*Y
subtract Y^2 from both sides: X^2 - Y^2 = X*Y - Y^2
do some factoring: (X+Y)*(X-Y) = Y*(X-Y)
divide both sides by (X-Y) and cancel: (X+Y) = Y
substitute Y for X: (Y+Y) = Y
divide by Y and simplify: 2 = 1
... and therefore 1*Pi = 2*Pi. |
You didn't perchance help work out the deceleration details of the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft did you??? |
That's easy. Hit ground real hard. Deceleration is complete. |
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mohrorless Mail Order Goat Bride
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 11206 Location: NYC
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:51 am Post subject: |
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Just don't spill your drink... _________________ Fetch me the Holy Hand Grenade!
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ohiomike Prince
Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 858 Location: Sometimes
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:44 am Post subject: |
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mohrorless wrote: | Just don't spill your drink... |
One of the signs of a "true" alcoholic is the ability to fall down, bust the H** out of them selves and not spill their drink! _________________
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Grawlfang Prince
Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 1256 Location: The Land of our lord JC, silly walks and all
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:17 am Post subject: |
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Sir Hamster of Elderberry wrote: | No no no ... it just doesn't make any difference. I'll explain ...
Start with: X = Y
multiply both sides by X: X*X = X*Y
subtract Y^2 from both sides: X^2 - Y^2 = X*Y - Y^2
do some factoring: (X+Y)*(X-Y) = Y*(X-Y)
divide both sides by (X-Y) and cancel: (X+Y) = Y
substitute Y for X: (Y+Y) = Y
divide by Y and simplify: 2 = 1
... and therefore 1*Pi = 2*Pi. |
Are you the same smart-arse who proved that black was white and promptly got themselves run over on the next zebra (pedestrian) crossing you came to
Ni!
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I guess that one only works here in the UK. _________________ Listen; Strange women laying in ponds, distributing swords, is no basis for a system of government.
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Sir Hamster of Elderberry KWSN ArchBishop
Joined: 20 May 2002 Posts: 5117 Location: Beer City, Cheese Quadrant
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:33 am Post subject: |
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Grawlfang wrote: | Are you the same smart-arse who proved that black was white and promptly got themselves run over on the next zebra (pedestrian) crossing you came to
Ni!
Fang
I guess that one only works here in the UK. |
No, but he was a friend of mine.
I am the smart-arse who decided to test out his new finding by substitution. It went something like ... no ... on second thought, I'd best not go there right now. Maybe later!
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