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huh, pi is the square root of acceleration caused by earth's gravity in m/sec^2...

i was expecting a deep meaningful explanation or a discussion about this, but all i get is a "well, pretty damn close."
 
Originally posted by: notfred
well, pretty damn close.
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Ok the acceleration of gravity is 5.005*10^9 in/hr^2 near sea level on Earth. Take the square root of that and you get:

7.08*10^4 (in)^0.5/hr

I assume you want us to ignore the units since pi doesn't have units. That leaves us with 7.08*10^4 is "pretty damn close" to 3.14. I say not.

I guess maybe if we go far, far from the surface of the Earth it will eventually reach 3.14...
 
Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: notfred
well, pretty damn close.
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If it's not exact, the comparison is meaningless, as there is no relationship.
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It was just an observation, not a proposistion for a new scientific theory. I had a formula that had had pi/sqrt(g). It comes out to damn near 1. Was just kinda interesting.
 
close, yet far enough apart that we can simply dismiss it as being of no significance.
 
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