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TorpX · 06-14-11, 01:04 AM

One of the things I like about the english system is the degree-minute-second measure. One can devide 360 into 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,12,15,18,20,24,30,36,40,45,60,72, 90,120,180 parts (did I miss any?). Of course one can use decimal degrees or minutes instead.

I remember in trig, radians were used a lot, but outside of this I don't see too much use for them. I wonder what a carpender would say if you asked him to build a staircase with a slope of pi/4 radians?

06-14-11, 01:04 AM	#80
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	One of the things I like about the english system is the degree-minute-second measure. One can devide 360 into 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,12,15,18,20,24,30,36,40,45,60,72, 90,120,180 parts (did I miss any?). Of course one can use decimal degrees or minutes instead. I remember in trig, radians were used a lot, but outside of this I don't see too much use for them. I wonder what a carpender would say if you asked him to build a staircase with a slope of pi/4 radians?