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Re: how big?

Posted By: commie_bat, on host 207.35.236.194
Date: Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 06:53:14
In Reply To: Re: how big? posted by whitehelm on Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at 23:26:05:

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> > Think of it as a flat ramp instead of a pipe. The ball rolls down the ramp (without slipping). If I ask for the optimal shape of the ramp, does that clear it up?
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> > Think of it as a problem in two dimensions.
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> I think its either a parabolic or hyperbolic curve, not sure which one

Not quite. But at least someone is trying to remember his geometry trivia from way back :)

^v^:)^v^
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Re: how big? - gremlinn - Thu, 5/13/2004, 12:10:06
- Re: how big? - commie_bat - Thu, 5/13/2004, 12:55:00
  - Re: how big? - Howard - Thu, 5/13/2004, 18:27:01

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