Improving Balls

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Valkeryie, Jan 25, 2013.


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  1. CATO

    CATO Monkey+++

    Technically, if you equate a ball to a sphere, it is perfect, so, there can be no improvement.

    I don't see the point of thread without some context to go by.

    You ask a vague, meaningless question, you get the same in responses. No?
     
    CATO, Jan 26, 2013
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  2. Tracy

    Tracy Insatiably Curious Moderator Founding Member

    No. You get a wonderfully fun thread! :)
     
    Tracy, Jan 26, 2013
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  3. melbo

    melbo Hunter Gatherer Administrator Founding Member

    They said the same thing about Steve Jobs and Apple - they once questioned the need for a 'giant' iPhone (iPad). I once asked why the hell people needed cameras on cell phones and what the point of text messages were. This is big man. Can you imagine the day when we create a more perfect sphere?

    41ed77c9bab7e8d949e2376e38b989a3.

    We could be on the verge of flat earth / round earth debates and maybe even persecutions. Look where it got Galileo!
    In this age of tolerance, can we even question the ball?

    I caution all who follow this path that it could end badly - what if the ball was not a ball at all.

    Spoon boy: Do not try and bounce the ball. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth.
    Neo: What truth?
    Spoon boy: There is no ball.
    Neo: There is no ball?
    Spoon boy: Then you'll see, that it is not the ball that bounces, it is only yourself.
    41ed77c9bab7e8d949e2376e38b989a3.
     
    melbo, Jan 26, 2013
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  4. RightHand

    RightHand Been There, Done That RIP 4/15/21 Moderator Moderator Emeritus Founding Member

    But the laws of science tell us that nothing is "perfect"
     
    RightHand, Jan 26, 2013
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  5. chelloveck

    chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

    The perfect ball??? I say, "Ballderdash!"

    Edit: I don't think we need take the opening post too seriously...its a quota post by a neophyte wanting to become a fully fledged monkey. Welcome to the tree Valkerie...nice Adam Ant boy band tribute avatar!
     
    chelloveck, Jan 26, 2013
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  6. CATO

    CATO Monkey+++

    to be a sphere, by definition, it has to be perfectly round. e.g., the sun
     
    CATO, Jan 26, 2013
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  7. CATO

    CATO Monkey+++

    I would agree, but, then you get called into the pricipal's office for going off topic. :whistle:
     
    CATO, Jan 26, 2013
    #27
  8. chelloveck

    chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

    Since when did that ever stop anyone in this place???....hijacking and derailing is almost de rigueur ;) in many threads. Case in point...."Chicks in Combat. What's Next??" degenerating into war stories by the old and bold, comparing notes on battlefield crotch rot.:eek:
     
    chelloveck, Jan 26, 2013
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  9. melbo

    melbo Hunter Gatherer Administrator Founding Member

    CATO, please report to the principals office. We have hash...
    [stoner]
     
    melbo, Jan 26, 2013
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  10. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    This thread/conversation is just ballin!!! [pop]
     
    Yard Dart, Jan 26, 2013
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  11. CATO

    CATO Monkey+++

    I found the arguments to be quite circular.
     
    CATO, Jan 26, 2013
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  12. melbo

    melbo Hunter Gatherer Administrator Founding Member

    3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209 7494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651 32823066470938446095505822317253594081284811174502841027019385211055596446229489549303819644288109756659334461 28475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273724587006606315588174881520920 96282925409171536436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611738193261179 31051185480744623799627495673518857527248912279381830119491298336733624406566430860213949463952247371907021798 60943702770539217176293176752384674818467669405132000568127145263560827785771342757789609173637178721468440901 22495343014654958537105079227968925892354201995611212902196086403441815981362977477130996051870721134999999837 29780499510597317328160963185950244594553469083026425223082533446850352619311881710100031378387528865875332083 81420617177669147303598253490428755468731159562863882353787593751957781857780532171226806613001927876611195909 21642019893809525720106548586327886593615338182796823030195203530185296899577362259941389124972177528347913151 55748572424541506959508295331168617278558890750983817546374649393192550604009277016711390098488240128583616035 63707660104710181942955596198946767837449448255379774726847104047534646208046684259069491293313677028989152104 75216205696602405803815019351125338243003558764024749647326391419927260426992279678235478163600934172164121992 45863150302861829745557067498385054945885869269956909272107975093029553211653449872027559602364806654991198818
    34797753566369807426542527862551818417574672890977772793800081647060016145249192173 .....

    And so on. In a circular motion
     
    melbo, Jan 26, 2013
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  13. CATO

    CATO Monkey+++

    @melbo, that's so irrational
     
    CATO, Jan 26, 2013
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  14. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    Is that a formula for the perfect circle.......... or maybe we do go with irrrational as Cato suggested.
     
    Yard Dart, Jan 26, 2013
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  15. melbo

    melbo Hunter Gatherer Administrator Founding Member

    Well, Pi (3.14) cannot be solved but that's just mathematical theory math-babble. Maybe the ball could be improve. I'm not saying improved because that was the not the original poster's statement.
     
    melbo, Jan 26, 2013
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  16. Minuteman

    Minuteman Chaplain Moderator Founding Member

    The only ball that needs improve is the golf ball. Every time I hit one they veer way off to the right!!
     
    Minuteman, Jan 26, 2013
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  17. chelloveck

    chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

    Next, we'll be debating the merits of mils and degrees in calculating the angular subtension of two points on the arc of a circumference of a ball. o_O (mils are easier on the head if you use 6400 of them, which is a close approximation, but degrees are more accurate) Mils may be ok for adjusting mortars and artillery...but using mils for naval navigation my find you on the beach.
     
    chelloveck, Jan 26, 2013
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    Mindgrinder, Jan 26, 2013
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  19. kellory

    kellory An unemployed Jester, is nobody's fool. Banned

    Now, cut me a slice of that PI, That Hash gave me the munchies....did you bring enough to share with everyone?;)
     
    kellory, Jan 26, 2013
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    JABECmfg multi-useless

    JABECmfg, Jan 26, 2013
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