DOH!
And I got an "A" in Geometry too, but it was (too) many moons ago.
:)

On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 3:19 PM, curt seeliger  wrote:

> GeekyCheeks wrote:
> > I seem to also recall seeing my dad use one as a square (folding it into
> a
> > right triangle). Not sure if I'm remembering that properly or how he did
> > it. By my calculations, a right triangle with a 4:5:6 ratio doesn't
> > translate to a 6' folding rule.
>
> It translates just fine if the segments are 4.8 inches long, but that
> won't get you your right angle. You might be thinking of a 3:4:5 triangle,
> which gives you that right angle AND fits on a 6 foot rule with 6 inch
> segments.
>
>


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