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re: Strange-But-True Mathematical brain teasers

Posted on 10/1/16 at 5:09 pm to
Posted by Breauxsif
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 5:09 pm to
Solid
Posted by Gevans17
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 5:14 pm to
I did. 3980 miles +1 foot is not 3981 miles dufus.
Posted by Hester Carries
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 5:31 pm to
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1. You have a smooth sphere as big as the Earth (25,000 miles in circumference at the equator).



you mean you have the earth? The earth is a smooth sphere. Were the earth the size of a cue ball it would be smoother than a cue ball.
Posted by tigerpawl
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 5:49 pm to
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The radius of the sphere doesn't matter.

That is correct - but let's not spoil the fun.
Posted by tigerpawl
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 6:00 pm to
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The earth is a smooth sphere.
This post was edited on 10/1/16 at 6:05 pm
Posted by All Hail Pepe
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 6:13 pm to
Much smoother than a bowling ball when you adjust for size. That's a more interesting fact than OP's simple geometry problem.
Posted by Spilled Milk
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 6:16 pm to
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Congrats to "East Coast Band" and "Bmath"

Wtf? I replied before both of them
Posted by ShortyRob
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 6:21 pm to
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Wouldn't your new radius be +2?
SMH
Posted by tigerpawl
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 6:22 pm to
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Congrats to "East Coast Band" and "Bmath"
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Wtf? I replied before both of them

You have been canonized. Now go forth and save the world.
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 10/1/16 at 6:54 pm to
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tigerpawl


bruh...the fact that there are mountains is why its an interesting fact. Good try though.

also can i get that as a sig? lol
This post was edited on 10/1/16 at 7:17 pm
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