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minus-squarey8h8do3a2vg5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoIt is not a square cylinder. A triangular cylinder is right out.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 days agoSquare cylinders are just cubes. Triangle cylinders are triangular prisms. I don’t see the problem, really. What other shape would a penguin come in?
minus-squarenotabot@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days ago What other shape would a penguin come in? They’re typically roughly cuboid, though best approximated with rounded corners, and wrapped in a layer of plastic. I might need a snack.
minus-squaredon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days ago What other shape would a penguin come in? An oloid, the only shape nature has ever intending them to be in.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoBut what shall I do once a circular cylinder has been assumed? A cylinder whose cross section takes the shape of a circle?
It is not a square cylinder.
A triangular cylinder is right out.
Square cylinders are just cubes. Triangle cylinders are triangular prisms.
I don’t see the problem, really. What other shape would a penguin come in?
They’re typically roughly cuboid, though best approximated with rounded corners, and wrapped in a layer of plastic.
I might need a snack.
An oloid, the only shape nature has ever intending them to be in.
But what shall I do once a circular cylinder has been assumed? A cylinder whose cross section takes the shape of a circle?