• panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
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    This proof is a banger, but I have a proof that the eqation xn + yn = zn has no integer solutions for n > 2 on my buttocks

    Unfortunately I can’t share it with you, as there might be british people on this website.

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      It’s amazing how much a visualization can help to explain

      Like I had to take a few higher level math classes in college since I majored in comp sci, and the difference between a professor just writing notation on a board and rambling for an hour vs a professor explaining application and using visuals to explain was such a wild difference in the quality of classes

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      Oh sweet! That’s the magic that makes rotations work intuitively in Blender and game engines! :D

      … Still can’t say I understand it but I sure am grateful!

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          Wait, you’re totally right! I had it turned around!

          Quaternions avoid the gimbal lock issue, and are more efficient overall, but they’re a bit more complicated to understand.

          Euler is more user-friendly on the editing side of things, and easier to understand, but it’s got some shortcomings. (Maybe that’s why I thought this, perhaps some tutorials were telling me to use Euler at first…? Hm.)

          Both are an option in Blender and Godot for instance, because one might suit a given situation better than the other.

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    Listen, Pythagoras gives us the hands down best way to tell intelligent life visiting earth that we’re intelligent. Drawing a right triangle and marking the sides with 3 dots, 4 dots, and 5 dots immediately demonstrates that we are a sapient species that has developed mathematics with no need for a device or language. Of course, we’re all carrying devices these days, so maybe that’s no longer relevant.

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      If we ever do met intelligent alien life, there’s no guarantee such a thing will make any sense to them.

      I mean, for one, they may not have eyes to see your drawing among a million other likely faulty assumptions in your scenario.

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        But if they evolved to be right triangles with their sides marked by three dots, four dots, and five dots, then the message will be spot on.

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        If they can’t “see”, then how would they ever travel intergalacticly? Seriously, they’ve have some form of sight sense, even if it’s braille.

        And the point is that math is indeed universal. The ratio of a triangle will never change. And again, if you’re a space fairing civilization,you’d have figured out triangles. You’re confusing differences in culture with basic rules of the universe. It’d be like saying “what if they don’t know what gravity is?” like they just somehow float around because they’re ignorant of the laws of gravity.

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            No, it’s not a typo. I’m pointing out that even if they have no eyes, they’d still have sensory input and within that input you’d still find “visual descriptions”. You can still describe something as square or round or “emanates this wavelength of light” or “this object is 5m away from me” without eyes. Eyes are not a prerequisite for describing things and if they are space fairing, they’ve figured out something. You wouldn’t be able to build a ship without some system in place. So sure, they may be vastly different, but some common things have to exist. And math will always be one of those. Change your number system and ratios still stay the same.

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    Girl on the right has the kind of ink I’m actually a little shocked nobody I’ve slept with has had. Though my ex wanted Euler’s formula as a tattoo.

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      They both pale in comparison to the Grover’s Algorithm tramp stamp that your mom has.

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    I mean you do you but the most famous undergrad level proof might not be the flex you imagine it to be.

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    I’mma be honest with you guys, I don’t get either. And none of the maths either.

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      Left is the Pythagorean equation. Pretty simple, basic equation that’s easy to use and apply.

      Right is an elegant mathematical proof, so a little more “attractive” if you like maths I suppose. 😄

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      Left is basic algebra/geometry that allows anyone to find a basic square angle. It’s used daily in construction. You can learn how to use it today by searching “345 triangle”

      Super useful for anyone, even meatheads like me.

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        find a basic square angle

        I still don’t get it, doesn’t a square have four 90 degree angles? I’m probably misunderstanding, I’ve never done any sort of calculations in English ever. I’ll Google.

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    Is the girl on the left the actress who plays the actress who pretends to be dead in House? This

    edit: actually I can’t find that pic anywhere else online so I’m guessing the person isn’t real. oh well

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      With stuff like this the artist will print a template on special paper that will transfer ink to the skin. They then have a template to simply draw on.