Trivia

[98NCCalum]

This will be easy for some people.

 

A rope is placed around the Earth at the Equator. How much more rope would have to be added for the rope to be 1 foot above the Earth all the way around?

[98NCCalum]

No one's even going to try? I thought this would be easy...

[stickymitts]

12"...

[98NCCalum]

12"...

No, sorry.

[BigBlueFreak]

12 feet?

[ladiesbballcoach]

double it

[ColonelCrazy]

A little over 6 feet more of rope.

[STRIKE3]

A little over 6 feet more of rope.

....:thumb:

[HHSDad]

75.4 inches.

 

I was sure that ColonelCrazy was wrong until I thought about it. Pie are square doesn't work for circumferences.

[ColonelCrazy]

75.4 inches.

 

I was sure that ColonelCrazy was wrong until I thought about it. Pie are square doesn't work for circumferences.

 

Or 6.28 feet.

[HHSDad]

Or 6.28 feet.

But when you use the area forumla, you get 48,680 additional miles of rope, or enought to wrap around the earth 3 times. :lol:

[98NCCalum]

A little over 6 feet more of rope.

Good job!

 

2 x Pi basically.... :thumb:

[Watusi]

Good job!

 

2 x Pi basically.... :thumb:

 

Is that because you are adding 2 feet to the diameter?

 

Would the answer be the same if you were talking about the moon instead of the earth? What about a smaller object like a basketball?

[FairFan]

How is that possible. The earths circumference at the equator is roughly 25,000 miles... So you are telling me that 6 ft of rope will put you 1ft above the earth?

[el gato]

Sure doesn't seem right, but it is....6.28 feet.