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[–] n0m4n@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Assume that your length of measure is a string. You can 'compass' a circle with one end of the string at the center, and the other ens holding your marking device. Cut out your wheel, mark one point on the wheel for every revolution of the wheel, which is a circumference. You have introduced Pi as a constant.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It would be multiples of the circumference. Not pi.

[–] n0m4n@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

What is the formula for a circumference? That is where Pi enters in. If my base unit is a Pharaoh's dong, and this is the wheel's radius, a rotation will be 2Pi x (Tut'sDong)

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pi is just a constant. Call it C.

You can multiply C by the number of Tutankanmandong.

Has nothing to do with if you measure with a wheel or a ruler or a string or 27 donkey penises.

But yeah, if you really want, we can divide anything by pi. Or e. Or any other constant, pick one.

[–] n0m4n@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Of course we can, but if we decide to divide by Pi, can we also end up with an integer in ancient units of measure as is said in the article? A wheel makes sense. Some mythical aliens coming down from hundreds of light years is statistically very unlikely.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You are one dumb motherfucker.

[–] n0m4n@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Sarcasm goes over your head, with the vroom of a Doppler shift.