X-Message-Number: 24068
Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 22:29:10 -0700
From: Olaf Henny <>
Subject: The square root... - Last try with apologies

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I have no idea, why the text of my first two attempts of 
this message did not get through.  I sent it exacly the same 
way as my secong message and this one, which I typed anew to 
eliminate any accidental programming.
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In Message #24054 Michael Price discussed with somebody else 
the space required to accommodate a bundle of 1 billion 
connections with a diameter of 1 nanometer each.  Both 
estimates provided were out by several orders of magnitude.

The answer is that it would require a x-section of a square 
area of 31,622.78 nm each side or roughly 1/3 of a mm square.  
That is, if you want to be fuzzy about it, providing is 
square. If they have a circular cross-section, you might be 
able to shrink your conduit slightly. :o)

Speaking of conduits, the above calculation is for a square 
one, just to get handle on the size.  Since most conduits are 
round, this one should have a inside diameter of 35682.482 nm, 
- still pretty close to 1/3 rd mm.

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