Bowling Pin - Revision history

Eboicey at 08:19, 31 May 2020

2020-05-31T08:19:34Z

Stefanido: Example

2010-03-12T17:10:17Z

Example

Stefanido: New page: A '''bowling pin''' is an object associated with the game of bowling. For Spacesim purposes, the shape of a bowling pin is sometimes useful for describing objects in space that are not...

2010-03-10T22:16:20Z

New page: A '''bowling pin''' is an object associated with the game of bowling. For Spacesim purposes, the shape of a bowling pin is sometimes useful for describing objects in space that are not...

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A '''bowling pin''' is an object associated with the game of bowling. For [[Spacesim]] purposes, the shape of a bowling pin is sometimes useful for describing objects in space that are not perfect geometrical solids.

==Shape==
Imagine a cylinder with radius r and height h. From one end, the radius decreases slowly until the cross-sectional area of the cylinder reaches a minimum at about 2/3 h. Then the radius increases slowly and decreases again, producing a bulbous end on the shape.

==Using the Shape==
Using descriptions such as "Bowling Pin Shaped" is not exact in any sense of the word. However, it does give the reader a general idea of the appearance of the object. To give some scale, provide the radius '''r''' and height '''h''', as if the bowling pin were a cylinder.

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	The Bowling Pin shape is used to describe comet [[Borrelly]].		The Bowling Pin shape is used to describe comet [[Borrelly]].
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		+	==The Bowling Pin Argument==
		+	An argument over the inclusion of an image of a bowling-pin shaped individual in this page was had on May 31st, 2020. See also: [[Bowling Pin Argument]]

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	==Using the Shape==		==Using the Shape==
	Using descriptions such as "Bowling Pin Shaped" is not exact in any sense of the word. However, it does give the reader a general idea of the appearance of the object. To give some scale, provide the radius '''r''' and height '''h''', as if the bowling pin were a cylinder.		Using descriptions such as "Bowling Pin Shaped" is not exact in any sense of the word. However, it does give the reader a general idea of the appearance of the object. To give some scale, provide the radius '''r''' and height '''h''', as if the bowling pin were a cylinder.
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		+	==Example==
		+	The Bowling Pin shape is used to describe comet [[Borrelly]].