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Re:Constructing a Four-Point Egg by kazinator on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:49PM (#39207698)
It has a leg there; it's just called a three legged table, because one of the legs is geometrically implied by the other three.
Re:Constructing a Four-Point Egg by dylan604 on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @02:38PM (#39208299)
my grandfather was a custom cabinet builder, and for whatever reason 4 legged tables were his absolute nemesis. i have the last remaining 3 legged table of his. it's a round table, so i thought the 3 legs were a design choice. that notion was corrected when my dad started laughing at remembering his dad's sheer frustration when he realized 3 of 4 table legs were the same length...on multiple occasions.
Re:Constructing a Four-Point Egg by kazinator on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @03:04PM (#39208642)
Even if a four legged table's legs are all perfectly equal so their tips lie in the same plane, that perfectly will be thwarted by an uneven floor.
Re:Constructing a Four-Point Egg by addaon on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @04:29PM (#39209666)
> Even if a four legged table's legs are all perfectly equal so their tips lie in the same plane, that perfectly will be thwarted by an uneven floor.

Unless you're able to rotate it: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-...

Re:Constructing a Four-Point Egg by TeMPOraL on Thursday February 01, 2024 @04:07AM (#39214036)
Wish I'd be able to rotate my floor instead.
Re:Constructing a Four-Point Egg by SamBam on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @02:28PM (#39208172)
Surely you only need two, as you could use two diagonal legs.

Let's see if the name "two-legged table" takes off.

Re:Constructing a Four-Point Egg by lupire on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @02:50PM (#39208448)
You only need 1 center leg.