Just because a bunch of uneducated but elected yahoos do something like that doesn't make it so. "Yeee-ha!" is not a viable governing strategy.
Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Hynes Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 00:13 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:35861] RE: NEW Yard (yd') or Metre New (m') RE: Re: decimal time It was the Bible that suggest that pi is 3. The Indiana Assembly passed a bill which gave the value as 3.2. Another part of the bill gave the value as 4! -- John Hynes www.decimaltime.org 2006 Jan. 26.217 UT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Saxton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Hynes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [USMA:35855] RE: NEW Yard (yd') or Metre New (m') RE: Re: decimal time > Yes, I heard something about that. Wasn't pi defined to be 3? However > our erstwhile correspondent lives in New Jersey so he can't use that > excuse. > > > John Hynes wrote: >> You can in the state of Indiana! :-) >> >> -- >> John Hynes >> www.decimaltime.org >> 2006 Jan. 26.136 UT >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Saxton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 6:49 PM >> Subject: [USMA:35855] RE: NEW Yard (yd') or Metre New (m') RE: Re: >> decimal time >> >> >>> You CANNOT arbitrarily declare the value of pi to be 100000/31831 no >>> matter how convenient you might think it would be. The mathematics just >>> doesn't work like that. It is like saying the square root of 2 is >>> exactly 1.4. >>> >>> On the same line, a radian is the angle subtended at the centre of a >>> circle by an arc equal to the radius. You can't redefine that to suit >>> your purposes either, any more than you can arbitrarily say that a right >>> angle is a fifth of a full circle. >>> >>> There is no controversy to discuss. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Brij Bhushan Vij wrote: >>>> Phillip Hall & friends: >>>>> I can't quite work this out. If we take the Earth radius as 6371 km, >>>>> and assume a perfect sphere, >I get 40030.1735920411 km (rounded to 10 >>>>> dp) when I multiply 6371 by 2 * pi (using pi = >>>>> >3.1415926535 ... from windows calculator) >>>> This small difference is due to the Pi value you use from computer; and >>>> I use MY rationalised value for Pi of ratio: 100000/31831 that FIXES >>>> 'Radian at 57*.2958 =57*17'44".88. >>>> Thus, Earth circumference is 2*Pi*radius =2x100000/31831x6371 >>>> =40030.1592786906 (to 10th decimal) Km. I choose THIS value for Pi >>>> since NO OTHER value for Pi defines *either Pi or Radian - eaxactly*. >>>> This is a deviation of 0.01431335051535 (or 14.3133505 cm). >>>> I have discussed Pi controversy at length, and my views are stored in >>>> the archieves. The point is its TRUNCATION that evaluate ANY two values >>>> differently. >>>> Regards, >>>> Brij Bhushan Vij >>>> (Monday, Kali 5106-W41-01)/D-025 (Wednesday, 2006 January >>>> 25H15:14(decimal) ET >>>> Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda >>>> Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 >>>> Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 >>>> (365th day of Year is World Day) >>>> ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendar****** >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > >
