RE: (TFT) Wizard mods - out of balance?

[David Michael Grouchy II <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>]

Rich said it was ok if I forwarded this to the group.
 
:)
David Michael Grouchy II
 


> > > From: David Michael Grouchy II
> > >
> > >"Determine the perimeter of an ellipsis."

> >
> > Personally I think determining the perimeter of an ellipse is much
> > harder. :-) Sorry, was just thinking about word value... <-- hey
> > look! An ellipsis. I was trying to decide if each dot should be
> > defined as a point in space (having no size and therefore no
> > perimeter), or if I should used the current font scale to determine
> > their actual size. Then I got bogged down trying to decide if the
> > perimeter would be the total of the 3 accounting only for the black
> > parts or if it should be the entire linear area taken up the the 3
> > dots. Maybe you are right and determining the perimeter of an ellipsis
> > is harder than that of an ellipse. It's ironic that your name is
> > Grouchy but you made my day a bit more fun. Thanks,
> >
> > Rich

 
> From: David Michael Grouchy II
>
> Awwww man, ya got me. That should have said "an ellipse." Here is a
> link to MathIsFun.com discussing some of the "approximate" ways to do
> it.
>
> http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/ellipse-perimeter.html
>
> LOL, now I'm laughing too.
>
> determine the perimeter of an ". . ."
>
> errrr, I mean an "ellipse"
>
> hahahaha
>
> I award you 20 experience points.
> 10 for proving me wrong,
> and 10 for making me laugh.
>
> David Michael Grouchy II
>
>

 
From: sca_rickard@yahoo.com

Thanks...I can really use the experience points! And thinking about it
was way more fun than actually working. 		 	   		  
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