May 13th, 07, 9:21 pm
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Moderator; IKEA Chuck
Join Date: Mar 1st, 2006
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Location: Bala Cynwyd, PA, and the hills of El Sobrante, CA
My IKEA: USA-Philadelphia:Conshohocken
Doorstyle: The late, great Kvadrat Beech
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Re: Stuff You Need But Don't Think Of
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Originally Posted by kellybmw
I humbly accept Chuck's correction and love him like a skilled and well-informed brother.
Listen to him, and nod and smile at me.
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I never knew you cared, Kelly. 
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May 13th, 07, 9:24 pm
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IKEA FANS fan!
Join Date: Aug 23rd, 2006
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
My IKEA: USA-Minneapolis:Twin Cities
Doorstyle: Nexus Yellow Brown
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Re: Stuff You Need But Don't Think Of
I have a soft spot for people who actually know stuff.
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May 14th, 07, 9:50 am
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IKEAFans...we put the fun in functional!
Join Date: Aug 3rd, 2005
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Location: Arizona, USA
My IKEA: USA-Phoenix:Tempe
Doorstyle: Nexus Birch
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Re: Stuff You Need But Don't Think Of
LOL guys, when we bought the Pax 93" wardrobes to put into our guest room, I had the kids figure out whether we would have clearance to tip them upright. They're learning geometry and had to apply the Pythagorean theorem to find the answer. It was a great real-life application for them, and totally shut down the usual "Why do I even need to LEARN this stuff, I'll never use it again!" whining.
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May 14th, 07, 9:56 pm
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Moderator; IKEA Chuck
Join Date: Mar 1st, 2006
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Location: Bala Cynwyd, PA, and the hills of El Sobrante, CA
My IKEA: USA-Philadelphia:Conshohocken
Doorstyle: The late, great Kvadrat Beech
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Re: Stuff You Need But Don't Think Of
The 2007 IKEA Wardrobes brochure says that you need a minimum ceiling height of 79 1/2" for the 79 1/8" units, and 93 1/4" for the 92 7/8". I'm merely reporting what it reports on page 32, so I defer to the math divas in Eva's house if they came up with a different answer. This assumes your ceilings are perfectly flat and level - in real life, few, if any, are.
Here's a question for those Perconti math divas - what's the minimum height for the shallow (14 5/8") units? Does that buy you an extra 1/8"?
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May 15th, 07, 6:47 pm
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IKEAFans...we put the fun in functional!
Join Date: Aug 3rd, 2005
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Location: Arizona, USA
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Re: Stuff You Need But Don't Think Of
Yep...our ceilings are 96 1/8. The calculation came out to 95 inches I think.
Basically your triangle is from one top corner to the opposite bottom corner, with the diagonal being side C. so applying Pythy....
a(squared)+b(squared)=c(squared)
(92.875*92.875)+(14.625*14.625)=c(squared)
8625.765625+213.890625=c(squared)
8839.65625=c(squared)
square root of 8839.65625=94.019 or just a shade under 94 1/8 inches.
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May 15th, 07, 10:24 pm
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Moderator; IKEA Chuck
Join Date: Mar 1st, 2006
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Location: Bala Cynwyd, PA, and the hills of El Sobrante, CA
My IKEA: USA-Philadelphia:Conshohocken
Doorstyle: The late, great Kvadrat Beech
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Re: Stuff You Need But Don't Think Of
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Originally Posted by EvaPerconti
Yep...our ceilings are 96 1/8. The calculation came out to 95 inches I think.
Basically your triangle is from one top corner to the opposite bottom corner, with the diagonal being side C. so applying Pythy....
a(squared)+b(squared)=c(squared)
(92.875*92.875)+(14.625*14.625)=c(squared)
8625.765625+213.890625=c(squared)
8839.65625=c(squared)
square root of 8839.65625=94.019 or just a shade under 94 1/8 inches.
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LOL - way more information than I needed. Where's LML when I need her?
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