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2006-12-17 07:40:31 · 6 answers · asked by jensolau 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
4.
2 is a couple.
3 is a few.
You need 4 to make it a free standing pile.
2006-12-17 07:42:58 · answer #1 · answered by cazookie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pile, by inference, means more than a single rock in a single layer. Therefore, minimally, you need ....
2 - as long as the top one can be made to balance on the bottom one
2006-12-17 09:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just one, but you need Jim Nabors too.
(This is from an old joke about Rock Hudson marrying Jim Nabors, who used to play Gomer Pyle on TV, and having a son named Rock Pyle.)
2006-12-17 08:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jim Burnell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minimally, 4. Three to triangulate the base and one to top it off.
2006-12-17 07:48:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four. You need three to make a base; one more to put on top of it.
2006-12-17 07:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by comicards 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm gonna be a rebel and go for five. four would be more of a mound.
2006-12-17 07:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by blah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋