Gork@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agoLet π = 5files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1828arrow-down117cross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
arrow-up1811arrow-down1imageLet π = 5files.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square125fedilinkcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
minus-squaremaniclucky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·5 months agoExcuse me what? I’ve been an engineer for a decade and have never met anyone that would do that. We have calculators.
minus-squareassassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·5 months agoI think they mean napkin math. Like you’re in a meeting and they ask for a general idea if something will work or not
minus-squaremaniclucky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·5 months agoI suppose. I’m still internally outraged and haven’t run into such a situation before, but I accept this.
minus-squareassassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoTo be fair most of the situations where I’ve run into this have never involved pi, and sometimes it’s just qualitative.
minus-squaremaniclucky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoThat makes sense. I feel like if you’re at the point where pi is meaningfully involved, you should probably do your math.
minus-squareassassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoYeah I agree. It isn’t that hard to set up things in Excel to get a decent answer.
Excuse me what? I’ve been an engineer for a decade and have never met anyone that would do that. We have calculators.
I think they mean napkin math. Like you’re in a meeting and they ask for a general idea if something will work or not
I suppose. I’m still internally outraged and haven’t run into such a situation before, but I accept this.
To be fair most of the situations where I’ve run into this have never involved pi, and sometimes it’s just qualitative.
That makes sense. I feel like if you’re at the point where pi is meaningfully involved, you should probably do your math.
Yeah I agree. It isn’t that hard to set up things in Excel to get a decent answer.