Neville Barnard

A career educator with a particular interest in maths, literacy, ICT and school reform.
I love bushwalking, a quiet read and a loud stereo.

[Math Files @Math_files]

Nikola Tesla says: “If you knew the magnificence of 3, 6, and 9, you would have the key to the universe.”

A circle has 360 degrees. If we keep dividing the circle into equal parts, something interesting happens: the sum of the digits of each angle keeps reducing to 9.

For example:
360° → 3 + 6 + 0 = 9
180° → 1 + 8 + 0 = 9
90° → 9 + 0 = 9
45° → 4 + 5 = 9
22.5° → 2 + 2 + 5 = 9
11.25° → 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 9
5.625° → 5 + 6 + 2 + 5 = 18 → 1 + 8 = 9
This pattern continues.

Now consider regular polygons inside a circle. The sum of all interior angles is always a multiple of 9:
Triangle: 60 + 60 + 60 = 180 → 1 + 8 + 0 = 9
Square: 90 × 4 = 360 → 3 + 6 + 0 = 9
Pentagon: 108 × 5 = 540 → 5 + 4 + 0 = 9
Hexagon: 120 × 6 = 720 → 7 + 2 + 0 = 9
This happens because these totals are multiples of 9.

[Alex Jay @AlexJayZA]

#TechTuesday

[🇺🇸 🦅Simple Man 🦅🇺🇸 @Soaringeagle45]

Words Of Wisdom From Children. These Are
Brilliant.

1. Never trust a dog to watch your food. Patrick,
age 10

2. When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?* don't answer him. Michael. 14

3. Never tell your mom her diets not working.
Michael, 14

4. Stay away from prunes. Randy, 9

5. Never pee on an electric fence. Robert, 13

6. Don't squat with your spurs on. Shelly, 13

7. Don't pull dad's finger when he tells you to.
Emily, 10

8. When your mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair. Bridgett, 11

9. Never allow your three-year old brother in the same room as your school assignment. Traci, 14

10. Don't sneeze in front of mom when you're
eating crackers. Mitchell, 12

11. Puppies still have bad breath even after eating a tic lac. Andrew, 9

12. Never hold a dust buster and a cat at the
same time. Timmy, 9

13. You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of
milk. Jeffrey, 9

14. Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. Kellie, 11

15. If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a
horse. Naomi, 15

16. Felt markers are not good to use as lipstick.
Lauren, 9

17. Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. Joel, 10

18. When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your mom when she's on the phone. Amy, 13

19. Never try to baplize a cat. Jason, 8

[Weekday Jokes @weekdayjokes]

I’m an expert at picking leaves and heating them in water.

It’s my special tea

[A DOG~ @StillADog]

Priorities

[jim axon @jimaxon66]

I am.......you are 🎶 🎵

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

A cartoon by Natalie Horberg.

[LaughBreak: Dad Jokes ‘N More @MediocreJoker85]

I’m a 10, but in binary.

[Puns AndOneliners @punsandoneliner]

“I’m worried that these plants are made of plastic”
“They’re not”
“Ah good. That’s a real leaf”

https://t.co/THytrYJg9N #Leaf #LeafJokes #Joke #Humour

[Puns AndOneliners @punsandoneliner]

In the binary world, a scale of 1 to 10 doesn't give you many options.

https://t.co/GgKOF9KlMf #Scale #ScaleJokes #Joke #Humour

[Neville Barnard @Nevbar1]

@stationmum101 And 6 fingers on their hands...

[Doc  @DocAtCDI]

When I drink alcohol, everyone says I'm an alcoholic.

But when I drink Fanta, no one says I'm fantastic.

[Secret Drug Addict @ScrtDrugAddict]

I’m 19 years sober TODAY Can I get a retweet to show anyone struggling that long term recovery from addiction is possible? ❤️

[😊 @PontistGirl]

If you identify a UFO as a UFO, then it becomes an FO.

Unless it has landed, then it's simply an O.

[Puns AndOneliners @punsandoneliner]

A baby mouse went home on Halloween after seeing a bat and told his mum he'd seen an angel.

https://t.co/OKty5wYjGC #Bat #BatJokes #Joke #Humour

[Doc  @DocAtCDI]

If you can't tie a knot,
you cannot.
If you can tie a knot,
you can knot.

[Bob Golen @BobGolen]

A friend calls from prison

"So, you know how we finish each others sentences?"