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[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 51 points 17 hours ago (7 children)

Does no one understand this is a joke, talking about parallel lines and mathematical proofs is pointless when its a fucking meme

[–] the_trash_man@lemmy.world 20 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Its wrong though so the joke falls flat

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't realize jokes have to be literally correct

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 5 points 10 hours ago

Just the good ones.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 16 hours ago (9 children)

We do understand it's a meme and a joke. Just not a very good one, because one can easily poke holes into it.

[–] daddycool@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (14 children)

Just not a very good one, because one can easily poke holes into it.

That's not how jokes work.

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[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

These are parallel too. They just look that way because they are project on to the euclidean plain.

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 32 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

ITT: math people going "listen here you little shit"

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 38 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

A square must also have two pairs of parallel sides.

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

Calculus can find you two pairs of parallel sides, right there on the circle!

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 152 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

Straight lines. Also two sets of parallel lines. This is one definition of a square, but not the common one.

[–] mcqtom@lemmy.world 50 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

I believe these lines are straight with a black hole at the centre.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 33 points 22 hours ago

straight, gay, lines are lines. let them be.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

If that's so, the angles are probably not right angles.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 8 points 22 hours ago

None of the angles looks wrong either

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 118 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Someone never had to deal with mathematical proofs, only layman's definitions.

All properties of a parallelogram apply:

  • Opposite sides are parallel
  • Opposite sides are congruent
  • Opposite angles are congruent
  • Consecutive angles are supplementary
  • Diagonals bisect each other

AND

  • All angles are congruent
  • All sides are congruent
  • Diagonals are congruent
  • Diagonals are perpendicular
  • Diagonals bisect opposite angles
[–] Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

Of course, but such strict definitions only come about because smart people come up with examples like OP when you don’t add the full definition.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 32 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

I get downvoted for bringing it up, but for fuck's sake you're dumping literally everything into this community regardless of the fit. There are a dozen (I'm estimating) other communities that could benefit from the content you post but you have thus far insisted on only posting here.

Can you at least make the tiniest effort to spread content to other communities that would benefit from the increased views and potential subscriptions?

I shall await the fun police and everything's a meme comments.

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee 20 points 19 hours ago

At least it's better than endless American politics.

[–] weird@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

I'm sure there are more than a dozen and you are right. I'm still trying to get the hang of the whole fediverse thing, but so far most of the more niche communities I have tried to interact with are on different servers not federating with each other? Or maybe I'm doing something wrong? Not sure about that one. Also not sure if cross-posting works. I mean I know it works, but do those posts federate correctly? Can other fediverse apps see them correctly?

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[–] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 18 hours ago

Thank you for calling it out. Had a look at post history and I agree, blocked. Lemmy is attracting all sorts of random noise lately.

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[–] DeusUmbra@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago

Dammit Diogenes, this is why we don't allow you in the geometry class anymore.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 32 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

If it clucks likes a chicken and scratches like a chicken, it's Man.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I got that reference!Behold, a featherless biped!

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

And for those who don't: Plato, a Greek philosopher, was putatively asked by a student while teaching at the Academy what the definition of a man (human) was. Plato responded that a man is a "featherless biped".

Diogenes, another Greek philosopher and infamous quick-wit, caught wind of this and thought that was the dumbest thing ever, so he gate-crashed one of Plato's lectures and pulled out a chicken which had all of its feathers plucked out and said "Behold, a man!".

[–] jim3692@discuss.online 16 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Solution:

Explanation:

  1. in order for the straight lines to be 90 deg with the circles, they must be radii of circles with same central point

  2. the length of an arc is defined as c = r * θ (where r is the radius, and θ is the angle)

  3. we define the inner circle with radius r₁ and its arc L₁ = r₁ * θ₁

  4. we define the outer circle with radius r₂ and its arc L₂ = r₂ * θ₂

  5. Because of (1), θ₁ + θ₂ = 2π

  6. To create the shape, L₁ = L₂ = r₂ - r₁

If you start replacing and solving, you will get a 2nd grade quadratic, which has a positive and a negative solution. The positive solution is that magic number.

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 20 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Learned this one in 6th grade geometry: drawing a square in thr corner doesn't make it 90°

[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 12 points 22 hours ago

But these are all right angles, as long as the two arcs are centered on the same point as the intersection of the two straight lines.

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