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Aug7-09, 06:33 AM   #1
 

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This may sound stupid but what percantage of the surface area of a sphere is in contact with the surface it is on?
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Aug7-09, 08:53 AM   #2
 
0%, only one point is in contact. The area of the contact surface is 0.
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