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#1 2010-02-18 12:22:54
- 3-14159265358979323
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- Registered: 2009-11-22
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glitch
I typed 9.099887766554433221 and it says 9.0998877665544331!
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#2 2010-02-18 12:47:28
- Paddle2See
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Re: glitch
Where are you typing these numbers and how are displaying the results?
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#3 2010-02-18 14:41:06
- RHY3756547
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- Registered: 2009-08-15
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Re: glitch
3-14159265358979323 wrote:
I typed 9.099887766554433221 and it says 9.0998877665544331!
Scratch rounds things to a set amount of decimal places it seems. Probably so calculations don't get too complex.
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#4 2010-02-18 15:50:38
- Bopitman99
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Re: glitch
RHY3756547 wrote:
3-14159265358979323 wrote:
I typed 9.099887766554433221 and it says 9.0998877665544331!
Scratch rounds things to a set amount of decimal places it seems. Probably so calculations don't get too complex.
...And not trying to be rude, but does it really matter that much? It's only off by a tiny bit!
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#5 2010-02-18 15:59:10
- juststickman
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Re: glitch
Bopitman99 wrote:
RHY3756547 wrote:
3-14159265358979323 wrote:
I typed 9.099887766554433221 and it says 9.0998877665544331!
Scratch rounds things to a set amount of decimal places it seems. Probably so calculations don't get too complex.
...And not trying to be rude, but does it really matter that much? It's only off by a tiny bit!
It actually does matter. If sin and cos were more accurate, sprites pointing at 0 degrees would end up going slightly to the right.
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#6 2010-02-20 08:22:16
- Bopitman99
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Re: glitch
juststickman wrote:
Bopitman99 wrote:
RHY3756547 wrote:
Scratch rounds things to a set amount of decimal places it seems. Probably so calculations don't get too complex....And not trying to be rude, but does it really matter that much? It's only off by a tiny bit!
It actually does matter. If sin and cos were more accurate, sprites pointing at 0 degrees would end up going slightly to the right.
I stand corrected, sorry for the inconvenience 
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