[Icehouse] 30 Pointer Alert

[Ryan McGuire]

Ahhh, I see your point now.

You were trying to create a function that allowed the pieces to retain 
basically the same proportions in the bigger sizes, even if that meant 
having to round the results.  I thought you had done the math wrong and had 
to do the rounding as a fudge to match the existing dimension.  I stand 
corrected, or at least enlightened.

You like the 4:7 (~.5714)  ratio, huh?  My "exact" formulae would approach a 
7:12 (~.5833) ratio.  You can have yours, I'll have mine.

Ryan

From: "Don Sheldon" <don.sheldon at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Icehouse] 30 Pointer Alert
> On 3/3/07, Ryan McGuire <kerry_and_ryan at att.net> wrote:
>> Except that those formulas don't produce the "standard" dimensions as I
>> understand them.
>
> Yes they do.  Check your math again.
> ...
>>     Height = (5 + 3x)/8
>>     Width = (11 + 7x)/32
>
> But that breaks down severely at higher pips and deforms your pyramids
> away from the beauty of the 4:7 ratio.