Subj : Re: PI to 104 Decimal Pla
To   : BOB WORM
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Aug 30 2025 09:45:43

> I once asked a maths teacher when his skills had ever come in handy "in real
> life". He told me that he once had to work out how much corrugated roofing
> would be needed to cover an outside storage area and so, rather than just
> measuring the floor and adding a bit, he did some proper triangle geometry.

> "Did it work?"

> "It came out the same as if I'd just measured the floor and added a bit"

LOL, so it came out better for him that it probably would have for me,
especially if I had tried "proper geometry!"  :D

Mike


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