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Incidentally...
It's 30 cubits around (inner circumference) and 10 cubits from brim-to-brim (outer diameter). This would give the big ol' thing a wall thickness of about half a cubit without breaking geometry.
Taking a cubit at 18 inches, the thickness of the rim would be 8.11 inches. By 1Kings7:26 the thickness of the rim is a "handbreadth"... 8.11" is a reasonable "handbreadth".
Maybe it's more specific what, exactly, is being measured in the originals, but there are a couple different ways to read it. And lets not even bring up the subject of significant figures.
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