value of pi and 22/7

Kee Nethery kee at kagi.com
Fri Mar 18 10:22:43 EDT 2011


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.

Kee Nethery





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