More SmartBored Fun

Okay, now it's on to circles and sectors. I certainly hope that our fearless graphic artists have got their Ps dotted and their Qs crossed, and their Is and Ts minded.

Or whatever.

Drumroll ...

Here it is -- the circle of sevenths. Those seven pieces are supplied separately. I guess no one ever thought anyone would ever think of reconstructing the circle.


I know you can't read those numbers on the compass, so I'll do that.

In order from 0^o North: 52^o, 102^o, 150^o, 210^o, 258^o, 308^o, 360^o
Low 48^o, High 60^o

So my questions:

1. At what point does being accurate matter in this 21st century?
2. Is right vs wrong being supplanted by "Don't I get partial credit for making seven pieces that are sorta the right size?" I know that my copy of Fireworks can make a line, copy it and then rotate each one 51.4⁰ - why can't these designers do the same?
3. What happened in this country? We used to be ultra-precise about things. Is all software doomed to be forever "buggy" and "barely out of beta?"
4. Why is the lack of true understanding on my students' part no longer a surprise to me? And why have I started to be resigned to it?