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RE: [OT] Interesting?

• Posted by Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com> Jul 20, 2003
• 536 views

rforno at tutopia.com wrote:
> 
> 
> Please check Scientific American February 1963 for an article on this
> subject.
> Regards.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Moyer <DANIELMOYER at prodigy.net>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Interesting?
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Al Getz" <Xaxo at aol.com>
> > To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:07 PM
> > Subject: RE: [OT] Interesting?
> >
> >
> > > 1evan at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://www.earth360.com/math-naturesnumbers.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Howdy,
> > >
> > >
> > > THE SQUARE TRIANGLE
> > >
> > >
> > > Now for something more serious (ha ha), here are some counter points...
> > >
> > <snip>>
> > >
> > >
> > > You can probably use a triangular bit to drill a round hole, but
> > > ever try to drill a triangular hole?
> >
> > Well, I've seen "drills" which can drill SQUARE holes, so I don't 
> > suppose
> it
> > would be completely impossible to make a variant which could drill a
> > triangular one!   :)
> >
> > Dan Moyer
> >
> > ps.  the "drill", mounted in a drill press, is actually an assemblege of 
> > a
> > hollow NON-ROTATING square "pipe" with sharp edges at the bottom, with a
> > regular drill INSIDE it, presumably sticking some distance down from the
> > bottom of the hollow square pipe, such that the drill drills a round 
> > hole
> > almost the size of the square, the pipe's sharp edges then chisels out 
> > the
> > remaining wood as the drill is advanced through it.  Might not work so
> well
> > for a triangle, as there would be more wood left in the corners of a
> > triangular hole than in the corners of a square one.
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> > > Take care for now,
> > > Al
> > >
> > >
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Hello,

Ok, if i can find it.

Take care,
Al