Date:         Sun, 8 Dec 2002 01:52:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Texas living (was Wasserboxer reputation)
Comments: To: Bill N <freeholder@starband.net>
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In what base number system is Pi a repeating decimal?

Mike



On 12/7/02 11:35 PM, "Bill N" <freeholder@STARBAND.NET> wrote:

> I guess this means that in NZ they use that wonderful, French inspired metric
> system.  This was
> designed for places where people can't do simple base 12 conversions.  Did you
> know that Pi is
> not a repeating decimal in base 12?  The real solution to the problem would
> have been for the
> world to switch from the silly base 10 number system to the much more logical
> base 12.
> Instead, the French convinced everyone (well, except us in the USA) to switch
> to a base 10
> system of measurement instead.  Too bad, but it is probably too late to get it
> right now.
> 
> Bill
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
> 
> 62°! Jeez, water BOILS at 100! You Texacoans MUST be tough.
>