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In a message dated 1/17/03 10:45:36 AM, jselvage@... writes:

<< His big one was
something about how you can make a perfect star by drawing a circle and
knowing the formula of how to divide it using a compass. I "casually"
mentioned how I had never done that >>

I learned it in 7th grade, and it's COOL, but...
Why didn't he just show it to them as a cool thing instead of challenging
them to prove he knew something they didn't?

That's immature and non-productive.

Had he shown them, it would be like a magic trick, but he made it ugly and
now they might have star-trauma! <g>

A five-pointed star is 72 degrees, but a SIX pointed star is SUPER COOL--it's
just the radius. So if you made a circle with a compass (and one you can
tighten, not a cheapo one), keep it right there. Mark one place on the
circle with a little light arc with the pencil. Set the point there, and
make another mark. Go around, and if the compass didn't slip, the last mark
will be in the same place as the first one. Connect every other one and
you'll have a perfect six-pointed star.

For five point, you divide 360 by 5 and get 72. You need a protractor, so
I'm guessing he was just talking about the six pointed star.

<< But of course, he couldn't remember how to do it, so went and
looked it up on the internet.>>

OH BROTHER!!!!!
Oh no. You win forever!!!!

Sandra

Sandra

Jim Selvage

Yes, it was immature and unproductive, and that is what he was doing to all
of us for several days. He is really a smart man, but sometimes acts
really stupid. (And I still love him) You know, he is also a very liberal
man, but not when it comes to HIS grandchildren and homeschooling!

I will tell Meghan about the star, I am sure she will have the compass and
protractor out within a few minutes. I do have a good one from when I went
to the Naval Academy (of course I have no idea how to use the thing, we had
it for navigation which I never did get the hang of it, lol, I can get lost
one block from my house, really!)

erin




>
> << His big one was
> something about how you can make a perfect star by drawing a circle and
> knowing the formula of how to divide it using a compass. I "casually"
> mentioned how I had never done that >>
>
> I learned it in 7th grade, and it's COOL, but...
> Why didn't he just show it to them as a cool thing instead of challenging
> them to prove he knew something they didn't?
>
> That's immature and non-productive.
>
> Had he shown them, it would be like a magic trick, but he made it ugly and
> now they might have star-trauma! <g>
>
> A five-pointed star is 72 degrees, but a SIX pointed star is SUPER
COOL--it's
> just the radius. So if you made a circle with a compass (and one you can
> tighten, not a cheapo one), keep it right there. Mark one place on the
> circle with a little light arc with the pencil. Set the point there, and
> make another mark. Go around, and if the compass didn't slip, the last
mark
> will be in the same place as the first one. Connect every other one and
> you'll have a perfect six-pointed star.
>
> For five point, you divide 360 by 5 and get 72. You need a protractor, so
> I'm guessing he was just talking about the six pointed star.
>
> << But of course, he couldn't remember how to do it, so went and
> looked it up on the internet.>>
>
> OH BROTHER!!!!!
> Oh no. You win forever!!!!
>
> Sandra