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Article #2515Re: Manhole covers - why circular?
From: Matthew T. Russotto
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 00:57
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 00:57
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In article <1993Jan5.173440.10482@informix.com> robertw@informix.com (Robert Weinberg) writes: >Manhole covers are manufactured in circular shape, rather than oval or square, to >satisfy one paramount condition. So you can't DROP the &(*@ing thing down the hole. Circle satisies it because to get it down the hole you need to get a diameter through, no matter how you turn it, and of course the hole is smaller in diameter than the cover. -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu Some news readers expect "Disclaimer:" here. Just say NO to police searches and seizures. Make them use force. (not responsible for bodily harm resulting from following above advice)
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Newsgroups: rec.puzzles Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gatech!darwin.sura.net!mojo.eng.umd.edu!russotto From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) Subject: Re: Manhole covers - why circular? Message-ID: <1993Jan06.005744.23144@eng.umd.edu> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 93 00:57:44 GMT Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park References: <1993Jan5.173440.10482@informix.com> Lines: 13