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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish51•edit-22 months agoFun fact: 355/113 = 3.14159… Close enough to pi so that using it for calculating the earth’s circumference from its diameter is accurate to within 3 meters.
minus-square@[email protected]cakelinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoThe engineer in me wants to tell you round it up to 3.5 just to be safe. Maybe even 4 might be better…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoBetter multiply it with a safety factor of 2.
Fun fact: 355/113 = 3.14159…
Close enough to pi so that using it for calculating the earth’s circumference from its diameter is accurate to within 3 meters.
… or to within π meters?
I chuckled
The engineer in me wants to tell you round it up to 3.5 just to be safe. Maybe even 4 might be better…
Better multiply it with a safety factor of 2.
I like the way you think.