2007-11-24 17:09:13 · 19 answers · asked by gossy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
less then 12 inches!
2007-11-24 17:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by huntnikk2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, I know this one.
It's about 33.33333333333333333333333%.
I'll explain, I wish I had the source, but here goes:
I had a book where one of the subjects discussed was just that.
What these people did was to take a piece of string, and drop it on the ground.
They then measured the distance between the two ends .
They did many, long runs for statistical accuracy.
The conclusion they reached was that a piece of string is about one third it's length when dropped randomly compared to it's length stretch out.
And if you leave it out overnight, like tent ropes, it will shrink more still.
I need more information such as the local humidity and precise material structure of said piece of string, etc. otherwise please qualify my answer with a 15% +-accuracy.
2007-11-25 01:24:24 · answer #2 · answered by Trev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think we can all agree that if a string is 6 inches long, it is a piece of string. I think we can also agree that if a string is 6 million lightyears long, it isn't a 'piece' of string anymore. Its a whole ****load of string.
So where does a 'piece' of string become a 'bunch' of string or a '****load of string'?
Personally, I say a piece of string should be defined as: not less than than two times the diameter of the string, and no greater than 1024 times the diameter. Who's with me?
2007-11-25 03:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by MooseBoys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's not a question, but a statement: How Long IS a piece of string. People name their pets, maybe some people name their pieces of string.
Or
Twice as long as half its length.
2007-11-25 01:32:47 · answer #4 · answered by mis42n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on the size of the ball and its diameter to begin with, mostly about 30 m but could be differ depending on where you bought it from to begin with, but then if you found it on the ground and it has aged when tensioned it may break so to give a length it would be impossable and when you tie knots in it that would change the length so you should use zip ties instead as they will all have a uniform length
2007-11-25 01:43:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as a piece of string
2007-11-25 01:11:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
half of the piece of string times two.
2007-11-25 02:09:41 · answer #7 · answered by blair. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can measure it with a tape measure to get an answer to precision adequate for most purposes. But string tends to be stretchy, and this needs to be allowed for in more precise work.
2007-11-25 01:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
half as long as twice the length of the remainder of 2 of them if one was taken away.
2007-11-25 01:14:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The classic answer is: "It's twice the length from the middle to the end".
2007-11-25 01:12:43 · answer #10 · answered by John K 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Longer or shorter than you may measure due to changes in temperature and humidity.
2007-11-25 01:13:17 · answer #11 · answered by ketkonen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋