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EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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    EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    If we’re not calculating something useful, then why are we here and not in the library learing about the universe?
    
    We’re learning maths, which is arguably the foundation of the universe.
    
    Better question: What curvature of space is necessary for the apparent value of π to be 5?
    
    I’m afraid that that is beyond the comprehension of my human existence
    
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    MinekPo1@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Better question: What curvature of space is necessary for the apparent value of π to be 5?
    
    honestly I don’t know if there is any way to measure curvature of space , but its slightly more curved than the surface of a ball (where π=~4.712)
    
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- FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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