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abbe89 | 20:59 Wed 15th Dec 2004 | Science
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What solid has the biggest volume for the given surface area?
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Any suitably fractal shape would do.
04:45 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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A sphere - not sure how to explain why though.  A fractal can have a large surface area for a given volume, and lungs have a fractal shape for this reason.

09:27 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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Definitely a sphere- that's why bubbles are round.
09:33 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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My answer seems to have gone. yes a sphere.

The same type of answer as what's the largest area a lingth of string can surround - a circle. but the proof is quite hard isnt it?

Bernardino's answer is the other way - the smologyui sponge or whatever it is called is the (one of the) smallest volumes for the largest area

22:16 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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.round way wrong the question the read I !Whoops
00:14 Fri 17th Dec 2004

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