Re: Archimedes- Inclined cyl in cylinder. Whats smallest Or pot (3mm

On Apr 24, 5:52 pm, Sue Bilstein <sue.bilst...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:36:39 -0700 (PDT), don.lo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >Archimedes- Inclined cyl in cylinder. Whats smallest Or pot (3mm
> >thickness) to cook corn cob for one?  18cm x 5cm Diam?
>
> >pi r^2 * h = pi/4 x (18^2+5^2)*5.
> >e.g.
> >difficult.
> >should supermarket cut corn in half- because lid will not go on pot!
>
> Better if you cut the corn in half, Don.  It should stay in its
> natural packaging till you're ready to eat it.

They are difficult to cut in half. It's safer to use a pumpkin
cutter :)
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