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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by wishinghand on Thursday October 05, 2023 @10:13AM (#37778883)
When I was 8 I would sometimes watch a Disney VHS tape that had Donald Duck exploring stuff like this. The golden ratio, octaves of sound/music, pythagorean theorem etc. I loved it.
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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by fishyjoe on Thursday October 05, 2023 @10:20AM (#37778965)
Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land.

You can find the whole thing on youtube

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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by JKCalhoun on Thursday October 05, 2023 @11:31AM (#37779908)
Found Pythagoras: https://youtu.be/4m_ROtUQ5Vk?si=0V_Jt9lS_44w2QyL
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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by cdaringe on Thursday October 05, 2023 @03:22PM (#37783030)
HEATHENOUS DUCK! Off with his head!

jk DD rocks

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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by jaybrendansmith on Thursday October 05, 2023 @10:54PM (#37786696)
Is that narrated by Paul Frees of Disney Haunted Mansion fame? Love it!
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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by talldrinkofwhat on Friday October 06, 2023 @02:58PM (#37794760)
Donald Duck teaching 7th graders how to be pool sharks. A+.
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