[SPAM] Re: Re: PUZZLE!

Jim Ivey jivey61 at bellsouth.net
Mon Aug 15 12:44:11 AKDT 2005


Yep  evil   you are right. They need something to do.
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Jim Ivey
> From: "Grow Pattern" <pattern4u at comcast.net>
> Date: 2005/08/15 Mon PM 04:09:58 EDT
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: PUZZLE!
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> How about you go fly!!!!!!!!!  It's not winter yet....
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> Evl-one
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Atwood, Mark 
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>   Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:01 PM
>   Subject: RE: PUZZLE!
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>   DING DING DING.we have a winner. Sort of.     The number is right.meaning that you're taking the size of the sphere as the diameter of the cylinder approaches zero.  
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>   All your missing is the key assumption.that the volume of the remaining material remains constant regardless of the size of the Sphere.which is true.
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>   Now.for the big bonus.do the proof!!!!   (FYI, the proof is a pain)
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>   From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ken Thompson
>   Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:01 PM
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org
>   Subject: Re: PUZZLE!
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>   This is just a wild guess, I'm not real good at these.
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>   If the hole is of a very small diameter that would make the sphere 6 inches in diameter.  
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>   If the sphere is 6" in diameter than the resulting volume would be...4/3 x pi x r cubed  or  113.09733552924001
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>   That's the best I can do on short notice, with my minimal remaining brain cells.
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>   Ken
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>     ----- Original Message ----- 
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>     From: Atwood, Mark 
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>     To: discussion at nsrca.org 
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>     Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 3:12 PM
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>     Subject: PUZZLE!
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>     Ok.this is by no means Airplane related, but it seems to me that with all the engineers that solicit this list-serve, we could have some fun with a few puzzles.  So since it's slow (While we wait for the worlds to start next week) I thought I'd post a fun one.
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>     Imagine a Sphere that has a cylindrical hole bored through the center, the diameter of which results in the remaining hole being 6 inches long.  What is the volume of the remaining material in the sphere??
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>     And yes, you have enough information, and yes, I'm looking for a numerical, absolute answer!!
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>     -Mark
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