Comment on Let π = 5

jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  What? Its just the volume, without units. What part of it doesn’t make sense?

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  • jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Well, a r=10 and h=10 doesn’t mean much without units. 10 what? Feet? Meters? Inches? CM?

    Let’s take the OG numbers and assume feet, so 5,000 cubic feet. That’s not a useful volume measurement.

    1 cubic foot of water = 7.48052 gallons

    So 5,000 cubic feet of water = 37,402.6 gallons. That’s a viable volume measurement.

    1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters.

    5,000 cubic meters = 5,000,000 liters.

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    • EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Well, a r=10 and h=10 doesn’t mean much without units. 10 what? Feet? Meters? Inches? CM?

      Its not supposed to mean anything, it’s about the equation not about the end result. We’re not calculating an actual cilinder

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      • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        If we’re not calculating something useful, then why are we here and not in the library learing about the universe?

        Better question: What curvature of space is necessary for the apparent value of π to be 5?

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    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The unit is unit.

      The math doesn’t care, and what you’re on about only really matters if the units don’t start as all the same or if you start converting between things.

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• exocrinous@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Five thousand cubic units

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  • Steve@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Literally the correct answer

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      No, engineers wouldn’t have a problem with this. This dude is just some rando that has no idea what he’s whinging about

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    • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Just calculating a cylinder that may or may not have an m&m minis tube stuck on it

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