• jadero@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    When I’m figuring the buoyancy of a 20 litre pail or, alternatively, how much it’ll weigh when filled with sand, 3 is easier to work in my head for off-the-cuff estimates so I know about how many pails I need.

    That said, I do typically use the π button on my calculator when it comes time to actually execute on the project. :)

    • F4lcon@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      That’s interesting. I imagine if you do that long enough you’ll just approximate with pi intact as well intuitively.

      Anyways nice conversation.