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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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To: combjelly who wrote (285187)5/6/2024 4:22:43 PM
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He claimed that when you divided the area of the base of the Great Pyramid by its height, you get pi out to several decimal places. Spoiler: it isn't even close.

"More specifically, it is commonly asserted that the perimeter of the base of the Great Pyramid divided by twice its height gives a remarkably accurate estimate of pi."

home.gwu.edu

height = 481 ft (original)
base = 756 ft
en.wikipedia.org

(4 * base) / (2 * height) = 3.1435

pi = 3.14159...
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