On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:23:18 -0600, SteveB wrote:
"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in message
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You can't do it just by
measuring the perimeter unless it's a regular figure, circle,
semicircle, triangle, hexagon, or whatever.


WRONG! Check out what planimeters do! (geeesh!)

I Googled planimeter, and came up with
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planimeter

So did I - and for a swimming pool, wouldn't that need one BIG HONKING
planimeter?

Thanks,
Rich