Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Puzzle stretching a string around the Earth?


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--------- #1433 - Assume you could stretch a string around the Earth. Assume the Earth was a perfectly smooth globe and the string was snug. Now add three inches to the length of the string. How far above the surface of the Earth can the string be suspended around the entire globe?
- The radius of the Earth is 6,378 kilometers.
- Attachments : Earth
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