Circles Do Not Exist

Re:Circles Do Not Exist by proto_codex on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @03:57PM (#37575601)

fact: circles are actually squares that have successfully deceived you. You have been bested by a shape.

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Re:Circles Do Not Exist by hinkley on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @04:05PM (#37575734)

So you're saying you don't have to square a circle because it already is?

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Re:Circles Do Not Exist by thfuran on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @04:24PM (#37575996)

Well I have to say, that really freed up my weekend.

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Re:Circles Do Not Exist by retrocryptid on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @04:56PM (#37576475)

But squares are really just diamonds which have been squished a bit.

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Re:Circles Do Not Exist by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @07:39PM (#37578588)

They're all just superellipses.

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Re:Circles Do Not Exist by lo_zamoyski on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @08:51PM (#37579121)

A topologist once told me "square" and "circle" are synonyms.

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Re:Circles Do Not Exist by GuB-42 on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @06:01PM (#37577496)

That's a well known conspiracy theory that has been proven wrong long ago. You can't square the circle.

Don't be so irrational.

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