Re: Pyramidiocy (was Re: Strange Maths)

Alan Hughes (DND@netins.net)
26 Jul 1995 19:05:44 GMT

Just for fun I took two measurements from an everyday object that,
according to enviormentalists, will be around as long as the Great
Pyramid.

The object is - a pop can.

The height is 12.2 cm or 4 13/16"
The circumference is 20.5 cm or 8 1/4"

The formula 2 * pi * (h * c) * (h * c) = 393013.3037959

which is approx. the distance from the earth to the moon in km

The formula 3 * pi * (h * c) * (h * c) * (h * c) = 147438940.919

which is approx. the distance from the earth to the sun in km

The formula 3 * pi * (h * c) ^ 5 give the distance to Alpha Centauri.

And, of course, the ratio of the diameter of the can to the circumference
is pi.

What other relationships can one find with these numbers?

Note - the distances were taken from memory, I did not measure them
myself so they may not be correct. The can was measured by holding it
next to a ruler and eyeballing it for the height and wrapping a piece
of paper around it for the circumference.