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Default Geometry applied to rice

On 6/1/2014 8:13 PM, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> The volume of a cone is
>
> pi * r^2 * h / 3
>
> or, it is one third of a cylinder with the same radius and height.
>
> To cook rice the ratio is 1 part rice to 2 parts water. You see where I'm
> going with this.


Nope, 'cause I cook rice with a 1:1 rice/water ratio. As taught to me
by a Chinese woman. Perfect rice every time.