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[at-l] math needed....



In a message dated 2/14/2001 2:31:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
kahley7@ptd.net writes:


> 
> At 01:00 PM 2/14/01 -0600, t. wrote:
> >kahley7 wrote:
> > > 
> > > if a stuff sack is 24 in wide, what would be the
> > > diameter of the opening?
> >
> >24??
> >____________
> 
> erk..my bad.....let's try this again...
> laying flat, it's 24 in across.
> what would the diameter be
> when it was round?
> I'm sure pi should come in here
> somewhere but.....
> 

Forget the math. Take a tape measure. Put your finger on 24 inches. Now bring 
the end to 24. The opening will be 8 inches across.

Wildbill

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