[Dr. Ernest C. Ville, D.C.S.]

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2. Cubits have very little correlation with the value of Pi unless you can prove otherwise, so no.

Units of measurement have no correlation to the value of a ratio? You went to public school, didn't you? Or did you not go at all? You have a lot to learn my friend! Perhaps you need to enroll in our distance learning program here at the University?

[Kazoo]

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You are a moron who is destined to burn in eternal hellfire. Do you agree that thirty cubits divided by ten cubits is three cubits?

No, I argue that it is two cubits, or the sum of three feet as a "cubit" itself is not a defined measure on the imperial or metric scale and must be converted to such.

[Brother Temperance]

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No, I argue that it is two cubits, or the sum of three feet as a "cubit" itself is not a defined measure on the imperial or metric scale and must be converted to such.

So you're arguing that thirty divided by ten is two? You really should give up your unsaved ways and get right with Christ, we could use a mind like yours.

[Kazoo]

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So you're arguing that thirty divided by ten is two? You really should give up your unsaved ways and get right with Christ, we could use a mind like yours.

My apologies if you misunderstood my meaning. I was trying to say that while yes, thirty cubits divided by ten cubits is three cubits, that is not a representative value of the equation's actual sum. I say this because, as I have said before, a cubit itself is not a measurable or otherwise definable distance by either metric or imperial standards; the components that compose it are and therefore are to be equated rather than the idea of a "cubit" as a whole.

And you could use a mind like mine? Is that a compliment I'm seeing, brother?

[Brother Temperance]

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My apologies if you misunderstood my meaning. I was trying to say that while yes, thirty cubits divided by ten cubits is three cubits, that is not a representative value of the equation's actual sum.

Are you a Joo lawyer, or a Demoncrat politician?

[Kazoo]

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Are you a Joo lawyer, or a Demoncrat politician?

Just your friendly neighborhood cat lady (I would say "cat man," but it completely ruins the effect). I do not align myself with any political party whatsoever and certainly am not Jewish, though I do have a slight interest in law.

[Brother V]

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Approx. 3 feet, actually.

When you divide 30 cubits by 10 cubits, the length of measurement also gets dropped leaving you with a whole number of 3.

Additionally, we have no idea why you initially said feet.

[nikilds]

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Will this information help me become a better cook?
If not, I dont know if I ought to concern myself with this confuzzlement math stuff.

[Kazoo]

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When you divide 30 cubits by 10 cubits, the length of measurement also gets dropped leaving you with a whole number of 3.

Additionally, we have no idea why you initially said feet.

A cubit is roughly equal to eighteen inches, or 1.5 feet. The cubit itself is not a standard unit of measurement (e.g. feet, inches, centimeters, kilometers, etc.) and therefore must be translated to such for any comprehensive distance calculations to hold any validity. I simply translated the numbers into inches, then feet for convenience.

(And forgive me if I am mistaken in this--I've been awake for the last 30 hours or so reading and am probably not thinking entirely clearly right now. )

[H. Montague Worthington]

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A cubit is roughly equal to eighteen inches, or 1.5 feet. The cubit itself is not a standard unit of measurement (e.g. feet, inches, centimeters, kilometers, etc.) and therefore must be translated to such for any comprehensive distance calculations to hold any validity. I simply translated the numbers into inches, then feet for convenience.

Nevertheless, we're on the cubit system in Freehold-- which I guess explains why the stairs to the courthouse are so uneven.

[Kazoo]

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Nevertheless, we're on the cubit system in Freehold-- which I guess explains why the stairs to the courthouse are so uneven.

Aah, of course, good sir. How careless of me to bypass the possibility that you in Landover would use such a system as the cubit.

[Brother Temperance]

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(And forgive me if I am mistaken in this--I've been awake for the last 30 hours or so reading and am probably not thinking entirely clearly right now. )

Have you finished the OT yet?

[Joo (Quarantined)]

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Heh? What's this now? Some sort of inverse ratio of the $avED vs. the un$avED or just what is it? It looks downRight Satanic!

BRING BACK THAT NICE DR. DeVILLE!!!!!

It's called Math ma'am, you know the thing that most people are supposed to learn so they can function in society.

[WilliamJenningsBryan]

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A cubit is roughly equal to eighteen inches, or 1.5 feet. The cubit itself is not a standard unit of measurement (e.g. feet, inches, centimeters, kilometers, etc.) and therefore must be translated to such for any comprehensive distance calculations to hold any validity. I simply translated the numbers into inches, then feet for convenience.

(And forgive me if I am mistaken in this--I've been awake for the last 30 hours or so reading and am probably not thinking entirely clearly right now. )

I have read this entire thread with great interest and astonishment. Are you a product of our Godly President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind laws? Did you say you got into college? How do you define Pi?

[Unsaved and Loving It]

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Praise Jesus! We are all in awe of your God-given talents and keen mind, Brother Ernest. I don't know of anyone else in our congregation that could have pulled off such a miraculous computation. GLORY!

I'm sure the other pastors will join me in submitting your name to be considered for this year's Nobel Prize in Arithmatic.

And I'll be sure to nominate you for a the Litreary Nobel Prize