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Re:Beware of Cranks: Misguided attempts to solve impossible ... by paultopia on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @05:52PM (#21208547)
Oooh. I was imagining a compass like you're given in school, with labels on it, and ditto a ruler. :-)
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Re:Beware of Cranks: Misguided attempts to solve impossible ... by SamReidHughes on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @08:30PM (#21209708)
That would be a protractor, which would be allowed if there were 340 degrees in a circle.
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