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Re: Post RLD Fest confirmed @Twickenham 11 August 10am
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Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:43:12 GMT
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> Chloe says thanks to those who donated silver bricks for her pyramid
> project, which is now 32 bricks high, 64x64 square. Answers on a • postcard
> please for how many 2x4s are needed, excluding internal bracing, for • such a
> structure.
560
Mark (whoose pyramid is only ~20 bricks high with no bracing)
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 | | Re: Post RLD Fest confirmed @Twickenham 11 August 10am
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| (...) I believe the formula you should be using is h*(h-1) 2x4s plus 1 2x2 where h is the height of the pyramid in bricks so the answer for a 32 high is 992. (Huw: Please imagine this message is a postcard!) HTH, Phil in Yorkshire (still sorting) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| "Phil Traviss" <phil.traviss@xpertsystems.com> wrote in message news:H0qCDo.2yI@lugnet.com... (...) Seconded. The whole weekend was excellent. I guess it's been so quiet in here due to people sorting through their '1Kg' :-) Chloe says thanks to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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