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reynardoWhat *was* supposed to happen was Continuum, a SFF convention that I was *really* looking forward to.
What actually happened was the gradual onset of some sort of flu-ey tired headachy bug with no energy, some nausea, and an extreme disinclination to leave the house.
So I decided not to be that-person-who-BROUGHT-Con-Crud-to-the-con (Yes,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
da_norvegicus, I'm looking at you) and have spent a fairly quiet weekend at home, using up scads of Internet allowance. (I've just found a Youtube channel with ALL the Time Team episodes on it - as in going back to when Tony Robinson had hair!) I think I'll work on the new Well of Lost Soles and watch cheesy videos instead.
We have a problem with socks in this household - they lose their mates. And don't even bother with the "clip them together in the wash" or "Throw them out if they've been single a month" - it just doesn't work.
So what we do is throw all of the socks from any wash into a basket or bag, known as the "Well of Lost Soles" (yes, bad pun based on Raiders of the Lost Ark). Then, about once every "I can't find any socks!" days (7-10),someone I sit on the couch in front of the telly, and sort them. I'll tweet the number of loose socks first, then the number of actual pairs found.
The last bag we were using, a large paper gift bag, has just disintegrated, so I've decided to make a nice bag instead, complete with applique letters on the side.
So here we are, with a piece of purple cotton drill, 110cm by 122cm. I'm aiming to make an open-topped cylinder, so I have a circular base and a rectangular side piece.
According to geometry, the Area (A) of the base of the cylinder is (d/2)2 x π, and the circumference is π x d.
The circumference is also W + b. b is 110-d, and W is 110, which gives a circumference of 220 - d.
So the circumference is:
π d = 220 - d
Add d to both sides
π d + d = 220
Factorise:
d (π + 1) = 220
And divide each side by π + 1
d = 220/(π + 1)
= 220/4.14 (No point going to any more decimals)
= 53.1 cm
This gives a circumference of πd = π x 53.1 = 166.7cm
Height is therefore 61cm as d<61.
So the base is (d/2)2 x π = 2 213.4 cm2.
And thus volume is 61 x 2 213.4 = 135 017 cm3 or 135 litres.
And this is roughly what it should look like when it's finished! Wish me luck!
What actually happened was the gradual onset of some sort of flu-ey tired headachy bug with no energy, some nausea, and an extreme disinclination to leave the house.
So I decided not to be that-person-who-BROUGHT-Con-Crud-to-the-con (Yes,
da_norvegicus, I'm looking at you) and have spent a fairly quiet weekend at home, using up scads of Internet allowance. (I've just found a Youtube channel with ALL the Time Team episodes on it - as in going back to when Tony Robinson had hair!) I think I'll work on the new Well of Lost Soles and watch cheesy videos instead. We have a problem with socks in this household - they lose their mates. And don't even bother with the "clip them together in the wash" or "Throw them out if they've been single a month" - it just doesn't work.
So what we do is throw all of the socks from any wash into a basket or bag, known as the "Well of Lost Soles" (yes, bad pun based on Raiders of the Lost Ark). Then, about once every "I can't find any socks!" days (7-10),
The last bag we were using, a large paper gift bag, has just disintegrated, so I've decided to make a nice bag instead, complete with applique letters on the side.
So here we are, with a piece of purple cotton drill, 110cm by 122cm. I'm aiming to make an open-topped cylinder, so I have a circular base and a rectangular side piece.According to geometry, the Area (A) of the base of the cylinder is (d/2)2 x π, and the circumference is π x d.
The circumference is also W + b. b is 110-d, and W is 110, which gives a circumference of 220 - d.
So the circumference is:
π d = 220 - d
Add d to both sides
π d + d = 220
Factorise:
d (π + 1) = 220
And divide each side by π + 1
d = 220/(π + 1)
= 220/4.14 (No point going to any more decimals)
= 53.1 cm
This gives a circumference of πd = π x 53.1 = 166.7cm
Height is therefore 61cm as d<61.
So the base is (d/2)2 x π = 2 213.4 cm2.
And thus volume is 61 x 2 213.4 = 135 017 cm3 or 135 litres.
And this is roughly what it should look like when it's finished! Wish me luck!
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