Howard, You need a new hobby!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 02:53 PM 6/10/2014, you wrote:
>Now I have seen silly, but this takes the cake.
>I think I will believe the results, rather than check the math.
>Who knew!!!  More than that, who cared!!!!
>
> >
> >
> > OK, somebody sent me on a wild goose chase, but I have the answer to the
> > stupid question:
> > "If you could peel the grooves off a record, how long would the groove
> > be?"
> > (Excel Spread Sheet to the rescue.)
> >
> > 360 degrees in a circle
> > 33.3333 RPM
> > ~19 minutes of listed playtime
> >
> > 633.27 grooves = (360 x 33.3333 x 19) / 360
> >
> > 11.375 = Starting diameter in inches
> > 5.0 = Ending diameter in inches
> >
> > .010065794  Space between grooves = (11.375 - 5.0) / 633.27
> >
> > - Take the starting diameter and calculate circumference.
> > - Do the calculation again but subtract .010065794 from the diameter
> >   of the previous calculation.
> > - Do the above 633 times and add up all the circumferences.
> > - Then divide (the circumference summation) by your favorite unit of
> > measure
> >    (Feet, or Miles).
> >
> >                 Inches                 Inches
> > Groove   Diameter            Circumference.
> > 1             11.37500000     35.73561643
> > 2             11.36493242     35.70398820
> > 3             11.35486484     35.67235997
> > 4             11.34479726     35.64073174
> > --- etc, etc, yadda, yadda, ---
> > 630         5.04249287       15.84145856
> > 631         5.03242529       15.80983033
> > 632         5.02235771       15.77820210
> > 633         5.01229014       15.74657387
> >
> > Total Inches                       16294.113
> > Total Feet                            1357.8427
> > Total Miles                           0.25716719  (just over 1/4 mile)
> >
> > Now you can claim bragging rights and impress your friends at a Trivia
> > game,
> > but you'll have to put up with the argument of having too much time on
> > your hands.
> > I did that for you...
> >
> > I'm done now.
> > Duke
> >
> > Sent from my good old dinosaur desktop.
> >
>
>
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