Re: [Phys-L] Fermi question on state borders
> On Nov 27, 2023, at 14:20, John Sohl via Phys-l <phys-l@mail.phys-l.org>
> wrote:
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> Being in the spirit of a Fermi question, I don't think we are **allowed**
> to look stuff up. We are supposed to reason our way though.
I think to tie a random number generator to points on the map. Then each point
find distance to border. Do many times, etc.
bc … thinks great coding problem, and worries his MGI is winning.
> On Nov 26, 2023, at 13:14, LaMontagne, Bob via Phys-l
> <phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
>
> I heard about this recently:
>
> If you were dropped at a random place in the continental USA, how far would
> it be to the nearest state border?
>
> Hmmm. Tough question! A Fermi question. I did some searching for state
> areas, perimeters, and centers to get some ideas. Wondering if others can
> share some insights.