Comments on: God said Pi isn’t 3.14? http://hansmast.com/2007/06/god-said-pi-isnt-314/ Pictures of the world, religious commentary, political thoughts, technology Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:12:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kim http://hansmast.com/2007/06/god-said-pi-isnt-314/comment-page-1/#comment-358928 Kim Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:27:26 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=556#comment-358928 Wow! The photo of Turkey on this page is absolutely Gorgeous! Wow! The photo of Turkey on this page is absolutely Gorgeous!

]]> By: Alton Foley http://hansmast.com/2007/06/god-said-pi-isnt-314/comment-page-1/#comment-98226 Alton Foley Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:47:13 +0000 http://hansmast.com/?p=556#comment-98226 Tools. The question is simply a matter of tools, guys. As an engineer I have at my disposal any number of measuring instruments, or tools. Some are highly accurate, some are much less so. I have even been known to measure an item with a piece of string when a speedy method of measuring was more important than precision. I (and every other engineer in the world) also use various degrees of precision when referring to numbers. Hans is absolutely correct when he says 3 is equal to 3.0 or 3.00. He's also correct when he says that out here in the real world 3.14 may as well be 3. Only in a lab or machine shop is precise measurement crucial. Assume we're talking in inches. 0.14 inch is just a shade over an eighth of an inch. OK, it's 9/64 if you really want precision. But is it really? No. 9/64ths of an inch is actually 0.140625. As to pi, I myself use 3, (just 3, not 3.14) when I'm describing the diameter-to-circumference ratio of a circle when precision is not required and a quick calculation is desired. Tools. The question is simply a matter of tools, guys.

As an engineer I have at my disposal any number of measuring instruments, or tools. Some are highly accurate, some are much less so. I have even been known to measure an item with a piece of string when a speedy method of measuring was more important than precision.

I (and every other engineer in the world) also use various degrees of precision when referring to numbers. Hans is absolutely correct when he says 3 is equal to 3.0 or 3.00. He’s also correct when he says that out here in the real world 3.14 may as well be 3.

Only in a lab or machine shop is precise measurement crucial. Assume we’re talking in inches. 0.14 inch is just a shade over an eighth of an inch. OK, it’s 9/64 if you really want precision. But is it really? No. 9/64ths of an inch is actually 0.140625.

As to pi, I myself use 3, (just 3, not 3.14) when I’m describing the diameter-to-circumference ratio of a circle when precision is not required and a quick calculation is desired.

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