On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:22:43 -0700, Kee Nethery wrote: > On Mar 18, 2011, at 5:17 AM, Neil Cerutti wrote: > >> On 2011-03-18, peter <peter.mos...@talk21.com> wrote: >>> The Old Testament (1 Kings 7,23) says ... "And he made a molten sea, >>> ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and >>> his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it >>> round about. ". So pi=3. End Of. >> >> RIIIIIIght. What's a cubit? > > I use cubits all the time. The distance from my elbow to my finger tips > equals one cubit. When you don't have a proper measuring tape, it can be > pretty accurate for comparing two measurements.
"Measure with micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with axe." Just wait until you tell your apprentice to go fetch a piece of wood three cubits long... damn kids with their short/long arms... :) -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list