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Author:  Aidoneus [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:40 am ]
Post subject:  Pig Trigonometry
I'll have to show this to my trig students today!

A pig farmer, a ballooning company, and a mathematician walk into a courtroom: http://modernfarmer.com/2014/10/balloon ... etry-read/
Author:  Bill Spight [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Pig Trigonometry
From the link:

Quote:
140 sows miscarried as many as 800 piglets.


Hmmm. How many piglets per fetal pig?
Author:  Aidoneus [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Pig Trigonometry
Bill Spight wrote:
From the link:

Quote:
140 sows miscarried as many as 800 piglets.


Hmmm. How many piglets per fetal pig?



Bringing you your farm report. :D In the U.S., 10 healthy piglets per litter: http://www.agriculture.com/markets/anal ... 14-ar17710
Author:  DrStraw [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Pig Trigonometry
My first thought when I read this was "Where did he find that?"

My second thought was "This just proves they don't need math. They can call in an expert."


BTW, that took place about 10 miles from were Jame Herriott was in practice (and 30 miles from where I was born). I wonder what he would have thought and whether he actually ever went there.
Author:  Aidoneus [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Pig Trigonometry
DrStraw wrote:
My first thought when I read this was "Where did he find that?"


One of the general news agglomerators that I regularly check: digg.com

I also follow scientific, educational, and political news agglomerator sites...in my spare time. :roll:
Author:  Bill Spight [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Pig Trigonometry
Aidoneus wrote:
Bill Spight wrote:
From the link:

Quote:
140 sows miscarried as many as 800 piglets.


Hmmm. How many piglets per fetal pig?



Bringing you your farm report. :D In the U.S., 10 healthy piglets per litter: http://www.agriculture.com/markets/anal ... 14-ar17710


I would assume that a fetal pig is a fraction of a piglet. :)
Author:  gowan [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Pig Trigonometry
Isn't there a risk of trigonometry if you eat undercooked pork?
Author:  Aidoneus [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 3:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Pig Trigonometry
Bill Spight wrote:
Hmmm. How many piglets per fetal pig?



Bringing you your farm report. :D In the U.S., 10 healthy piglets per litter: http://www.agriculture.com/markets/anal ... 14-ar17710[/quote]

I would assume that a fetal pig is a fraction of a piglet. :)[/quote]

I assumed that you mistyped and meant fetal piglets per pig...but it's all just bits and bytes to me.

Now that I'm out of class, I see that my sale copy of Train Like a Pro, vol. 1, is on its way! :D

Of course, when (not if!) I get really, really frustrated, I may come here begging for help. :mrgreen:
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