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awesome!!!!!
Michael Thurman
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On Jun 10, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> 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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