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PI is what (i.imgur.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

Anyways nice conversation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes! Thank you. It's always nice to see other perspectives.