A (simple?) maths question

PiKe · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:43

I'm trying to work out whether an object will fit up a staircase with a 90 degree corner in it.

What would the minimum width of a staircase have to be in order to manoeuvre a 24 inch square object around a right angled corner? The solution is probably very simple but I can't figure it out.

d_brennen · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:45

You'll need a hammer

Nitefly · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:46

Very small... 2ft is tiny!

PiKe · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:47

Nitefly said:
Very small... 2ft is tiny!

But in order to rotate the object? Is it just half again?

~>Dg<~ · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:47

if you need maths to figure it our forget about it.

dowie · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:51

depends whether you want to rotate it or not - if not rotating, ie pushing to end then pushing up sideways then just over 24 inches...

if you do need to rotate it when on the staircase you'll need to cater for the distance form one corner to the opposite corner... so you need somewhere on the staircase larger than 34 inches...

Nitefly · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:51

PiKe said:
But in order to rotate the object? Is it just half again?

I think you are trying to apply maths to something when it isn't necessary.

How wide are your shoulders? Can you fit through the stairway taking up as much room as possible?

dirtychinchilla · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:51

We need to know how many steps will make up that 90 degree turn to work it out, I think. Or maybe the depth of each step, in the x direction (floor).

Xordium · 29 Sep 2013 at 23:53

Hmmm won't the corner to the corner at the turn be wider as the length will be the sum square of the width etc. It's not really a maths question well it is but you get what I mean ...

In fact can't you just move it all the way forwards then all the way sideways and not turn it if it was tight?

PiKe · 30 Sep 2013 at 00:07

I am of course being thick whilst at the same time overthinking the question. Obviously the answer is 24 inches because there's no real requirement to rotate the item on the corner if it's square! Doh!

Hyburnate · 30 Sep 2013 at 00:17

This thread made my head hurt! Trying to understand what you were going on about.

Hades · 30 Sep 2013 at 00:21

Reaper 392 · 30 Sep 2013 at 00:26

Whatever you do, if someone offers to open a door to give you extra space while turning round the corner, don't accept their offer. You'll only get it stuck.

(major internet points for anyone that gets this)

Pudney · 30 Sep 2013 at 00:56

If it makes you happier the "widest" you could make it is about 34 inches (the diagonal). If you're trying to make things as difficult as possible.

Cleeecooo · 30 Sep 2013 at 07:05

Surely it'd be half the width of the object as you'd just pivot it around the central point?

Xordium · 30 Sep 2013 at 07:23

PiKe said:
I am of course being thick whilst at the same time overthinking the question. Obviously the answer is 24 inches because there's no real requirement to rotate the item on the corner if it's square! Doh!

No you are far from being thick. Being thick is starting up the stairs with the thing before checking the dimensions!

jonnyp1993 · 30 Sep 2013 at 07:27

Simple. Take it through a window

Tokenbrit · 30 Sep 2013 at 07:48

26.83281573 inches