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Happy Holidays 2012
Merry Christmas
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Tags: Bach Seat, Goodwill to all, Merry Christmas, Peace on Earth, Santa, Sante Claus
Christmas Treegonometry
Gizmag let us know about University of Sheffield Maths society students Nicole Wrightman and Alex Craig who have developed a formula for the perfect Christmas tree. They developed that formula in response to a challenge by U.K. department store Debenhams.
The formula uses the height of a tree to calculate th
e ideal number of baubles, length of tinsel, length of lights and even the height of the star, fairy or angel sitting atop the tree required to give the tree that catalog-perfect look. “The formulas took us about two hours to complete,” Ms. Wrightmas said. “We hope the formulas will play a part in making Christmas that little bit easier for everyone.”
The “treegonometric” formulas are:
For example, a 180 cm (6ft) Christmas tree would need 37 baubles, around 919 cms of tinsel and 565 cms of lights and an 18cm star or angel is required to achieve the perfect look.
For those without a calculator at hand, an online calculator can be found here.
Sonya Gillam, Debenhams’ Christmas decorations buyer said, “We wanted to create a way for our customers to save time and money while still achieving the perfect looking tree, no matter what the size.”
Or try Treeasy.
Category: Fun |
Tags: Christmas, Christmas ornament, Christmas tree, Mathematics, Sheffield University, Tinsel
How To Bake Holiday Cookies
Mercedes-Benz has created the most expensive way to bake Christmas cookies. PSFK spotted this ad that uses the MB SLS AMG GT3 supercar rather than a kitchen appliance.
The Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 is probably the most expensive and coolest oven to bake Christmas cookies.