tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post8172135439256845894..comments2024-03-03T17:53:46.947-05:00Comments on (x, why?): These Are Not the Volumes You're Looking For(x, why?)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17499160002806879025noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post-66486746281207926972014-06-04T20:51:41.763-04:002014-06-04T20:51:41.763-04:00Despite the fact that they're Rebel droids run...Despite the fact that they're Rebel droids running from the Empire, they're manufacture actually predates the Empire, so they would be in Republic units. Or possibly Galactic units. <br /><br />I'd have to consult a different wiki than I usually do for that information.<br /><br />It's possible that someone in the Galactic Senate decided to pass a law that pi = 3, and then pi/3 would = 1, which would make the R2 unit and actual unit.<br />(x, why?)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17499160002806879025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post-81872220303196034082014-06-04T18:22:43.435-04:002014-06-04T18:22:43.435-04:00Your having derived the droid's diameter as pi...Your having derived the droid's diameter as pi/3 leaves the question of what Units this imperial measure uses. Since it's reported the original R2 unit is 18.25 or 18.3 inches American, we can get 3 digit estimate of the size of the imperial unit, 18.3*2.54/(pi/3)=44.3cm. <br /><br />Why they'd build their droid ~ 5% larger than an imperial unit I don't know. Maybe it's an imperial unit inside diameter?William Rickernoreply@blogger.com