Re: Baseball field


gwh wrote:
> Darin, you could no doubt use the formula for an ellipse, or even a
> super-ellipse, but if the problem were left up to me, I think I'd go to
> the park, step off the distance as I walked along the expected
> perimeter, and by knowing or getting the length of my stride, do it
> that way.
>

Better but a little tedious: do it with string, or a chalk
line (which is just a roll of string of a measured length
coated with colored chalk). Stake out the perimeter,
run the string along the outside of the stakes, measure
the length. If you do it with a 100' chalk line, you
can just count how many times you need the line, then measure
the last bit manually.

There are also 100' tape measures, but that might be too
much to invest in for a one-time use. You'll probably
need the chalk line to lay out the fence anyway.

- Randy

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