166 is NOT the area of a hexagon w/4'edges. I have NOT forgot my math. The area of an equilateral triangle, 4' on a side is 4*4*sin(60)/2 = 6.92820323 six of those have an area of 6.92820323*6 = 41.56921938.
The 166 figure is simply WRONG! KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid) On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 1:36 PM, ken winston caine < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for expositing this, Bill. I was pretty sure that 166 was a good > number. It just seems right when you stand inside and look. > > But I DIDN'T know how to calculate it for myself when considering a > hexagon. (Been more than 40 years since I took geometry and I don't use > calculations like that regularly in my work or life. So, sorry Mr. Harvey. > Most of your sometimes less than patient efforts with me have been lost to > time. I may have passed the tests, but I didn't retain.) > > Best, > ken winston caine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, June 17, 2011 1:32 PM > *Subject:* RE: [hexayurt] Legal Status for Hexayurt Constructions ? - > Construction Permit Required ? > > 166 is based on the known dimensions and angle of the roof. The roof > consists of half sections of 4x8 foot panels set at a 30 degree angle from > horizontal. So, the 8ft long roof triangles trace a distance of 8 times > cos(30) along the ground, or 6.93 ft. Each wall is 8 ft wide, so the area > of the triangle made by a wall’s intersection with the ground and the center > point of the hexayurt is 8 times 6.93 divided by 2 (base times height > divided by 2). Multiple by 6 to get the total area of the hexayurt. > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *ken winston caine > *Sent:* Friday, June 17, 2011 11:02 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [hexayurt] Legal Status for Hexayurt Constructions ? - > Construction Permit Required ? > > > > How can that be? > > > > Please work out the math for us in a message so we can see it. > > > > If you just had an 8-footx8-foot floor area you would have 64 square feet. > And with the hexagon made up of SIX (not five) 8-foot walls, you have > substantially more than an 8-footx8-foot floor area. > > > > Am sure I must have missed an earlier message in this thread, but the > square-footage number leaped out at me in this message. For year's I've > accepted Vinay's calculation that the traditional hexayurt provides 166 > square feet of floor area. I'm pretty sure he's calculated that correctly. > But I'm not a math whiz and need to see how you are working out these > numbers, if you don't mind. > > > > Thanks, > > ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Ray Kornele <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Friday, June 17, 2011 11:41 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [hexayurt] Legal Status for Hexayurt Constructions ? - > Construction Permit Required ? > > > > If you do the math you may find that is not the case. > It actually figures out to 41.56928 square feet for the one mane of 5 > sheets of plywood. Where the 166 figure came from, but it's WAY off. > > > KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid) > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The typical hexayurt is 166 sq ft. > > > > Bill > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
