On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:44:08 +0000, Mark Rand
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 04:56:31 GMT, Santa Cruz Mike
wrote:


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Ed.. the nonsense isn't in this description from a Jewish History.
Book... the nonsense is that some (Cliff for one) have said that this
verse and a chapter in another book with a few more details.. state
the PI equals 3.00 because a round bowl, etc cannot be made with an
outside diameter of 10 units and have an outside circumference of 30
units... Well.. I have a bowl that has an OD of 10 inches and an
outside circumference of 30 inches.... And I was hoping Cliff would
enlighten us as to how this is possible.. or just state that it is not
possible.. I mean he does have a degree in physics, etc..and
shouldn't this be child's play to him?





Just out of curiosity, You have given the major diameter of the ellipse. What
is the minor diameter?


Mark Rand
RTFM


Try again mark.. it is round to .001.. no ellips.. how do you spell
that..

Later,
MIke

Cliff's Homework for this year: Cliff's bowl has a 10 unit/inch
outside diameter and a 30 unit/inch outer circumference and a 5
unit/inch depth. The diameters have a .005 inch tolerance. And no
Virginia PI does not equal 3.00000. So how does Cliff make this bowl?