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

Sue Bilstein wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:36:39 -0700 (PDT), don.lotto@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
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>>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.

Don shouldn't be let anywhere near anything sharp enough to cut an
ear of corn in half.  Maybe he needs rec.puzzles.gibberish for his
postings,

--Jeff

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