value of pi and 22/7

[Stefan Behnel]

Neil Cerutti, 18.03.2011 13:17:
> 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?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubit

I think that particular author of that particular part of the bible just 
used it to make the text appear older than it was at the time.

Stefan