Re: Archimedes- Inclined cyl in cylinder. Whats smallest Or pot (3mm thickness) to cook corn cob for one? 18cm x 5cm Diam?

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:30:44 -0400, Jeffrey Turner
<jturner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>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

Corn cobs usually break in half just by grasping between the hands and
bending - if cooked in the microwave just strip the leaves and then
use a cloth to grip each end. No need for knives.I