This problem first came up when modelling my TI-89. At the top-front-left and
top-front-right corners.
Consider this: say you want a rounded prism of a rounded rectangle; ie, a roundbox of
sorts except that the x-parallel, y-parallel, and z-parallel edges are rounded by
different amounts, and we want all rounding to be cylindrical. Let's say the x and z
parallel edges are rounded by 1, and the y parallel edges are rounded by 1.5. At the
corners, rather than spheres, you would need torii. Specifically, torii of major
radius
(1.5-1) and minor radius of 1, ie major < minor. This is what advantage there is, what
I
had hoped to achieve, and why I am bucking the system.

Your other sock is stuck to the top inside the drier. You must not have seen it.

There is both skim and 1% in the refridgerator.

Ken wrote:

> Larry Fontaine wrote:
> >
> > How is that not a torus? A torus is defined simply as the solid formed by rotating
> > a circle around a circular path which is perpindicular to the plane of the circle.
>
> Tell me oh bright young one what advantage if any is there in trying
> to make the lesser radius larger than the greater radius ?
>
> What do you hope to achieve anyway ?
>
> Why are you bucking the system ?
>
> Where is my other sock ?
>
> Got milk ?
>
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