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RE: [OT] Interesting?

• Posted by Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com> Jul 20, 2003
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Al Getz wrote:
> 
> 
> 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>
> > To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 3:25 AM
> > 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
> 
Hello again,

I couldnt find it, but i did find this:

http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html

If you have a url for the other let me know...

Take care,
Al