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March 10, 2010

Toot toot

srikanth @ 11:59 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1268265599 ) Play

What paradoxical construct connects:

Cracked by varuns88 , Thejas V R , Raghuvansh , Gurupad , shenoyvarun86 , googboog , shrik , Dibyo , Rogi , username , The Lonely Saint and Logik

Answer:

Gabriel’s (1) horn, or Torricelli’s (2) trumpet, an object with seemingly infinite surface area, but finite volume!

13 Responses to “Toot toot”

  1. Raghuvansh Says:

    Gabriel’s Horn, proposed by Torricelli – infinite surface area, finite volume


  2. Rogi Says:

    Gabriel’s Horn.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%27s_Horn


  3. Dibyo Says:

    gabriel’s horn/painter’s paradox

    gabriel and torricelli


  4. Logik Says:

    Evangelista Toricelli.
    Gabriel’s horn, after archangel gabriel.

    The paradoxical construct is ‘The painter’s paradox’,
    where a finite amount of paint ( volume ) can be used to fill the infinite surface area that the horn has.

    Logik

  5. shrik Says:

    Gabriel’s Horn – 1 being Gabriel blowing the horn and 2 being Torricelli – a figure of infinite surface area but finite volume.

    shrik

  6. shrik Says:

    aka the Painter’s paradox

    shrik

  7. username Says:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%27s_Horn

    Gabriel’s Horn or painter’s paradox


  8. Thejas V R Says:

    Gabriel’s Horn


  9. The Lonely Saint Says:

    Gabriel’s Horn or Torricelli’s Trumpet


  10. googboog Says:

    Statue of Gabriel blowing his horn and Evangelista Torricelli

    the connect is Gabriel’s Horn (also called Torricelli’s trumpet)


  11. shenoyvarun86 Says:

    Gabriel’s Horn/Torricelli’s Trumpet

    shenoyvarun86

  12. Gurupad Says:

    Gabriel’s Horn

    Gurupad

  13. varuns88 Says:

    Gabriel’s Horn

    varuns88

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