RE: [OT] Interesting?
1evan at sbcglobal.net wrote:
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Howdy,
THE SQUARE TRIANGLE
Now for something more serious (ha ha), here are some counter points...
Genetics promises to grow us a sixth or even seventh finger, so why
stop at 6?
A square of glass flexes more then a triangle, so perhaps it wont
shatter as easily.
Can't use a triangle for a structure that has to warp, like a
parallelogram can,
to absorb impacts.
Do we need triangular doors, windows, or man-hole covers?
The strongest 'shape' against gravity is a vertical straight line.
Weak lines make weak triangles, strong lines make strong triangles.
A straight line is stronger then anything else, and straight lines
make up ALL triangles, so why not use a binary system?
You can probably use a triangular bit to drill a round hole, but
ever try to drill a triangular hole?
The military went to a 24 hour time system because it's more
concise then a 12 hour system, where a possible confusion between
"am" or "pm" could start a war.
How much more could the possibility for disaster increase if they
went to a 6 hour system where they would need four such suffixes?
At least 400%.
The number system in use depends on the application.
A lot of manufacturers might want to pack things in 12's,
but a lot of carpenters have to center studs on 16 inch
centers, and without hex on computers what on earth
would we do?
I personally feel very comfortable using binary, when appropriate.
In fact, i really like the way the digits increase by an exact
factor of 2 for each place and that only two kinds of digits are
required to uniquely represent any whole number, 1 and 0.
I also like the way you can tell an odd number from an even number
by looking at only the last digit.
Also, i've never seen a 6 pack of soda stacked to reduce that
little bit of space. They are always in rectangular rows two by three.
That's probably because whatever space you reduce is offset
by the strange shape you end up with and the new problem of
packing that. True, it's possible, and then we could also
warp the earth a little with the top bent to one side so
we could fit more 6 packs on the surface.
Also, if 6 cans fit around one, isnt that 7 ? Maybe we should switch
to a 7 based (oops, sorry... a 7 'packed' system), ie the
"Square Triangle" 
Hey what the heck, a square glued to a triangle has got to be stronger
then a triangle, and it has seven sides too
In this way, when i tap off fingers for 1 through 5 and my wrist for
for the 6th digit, i can then use my arm pit for the 7th
On the other hand, if we do use the binary system then since
we only have one sex organ per person, so we could somehow use that when
counting off...
In the end, is there really a direct relationship between the triangle
and the universe? We can say that wave amplitudes are triangular
functions,
but is that really the same as a simple triangle?
The crystal structure of magnesium is hex, but
it has a shell structure (2.8.2). Any relation to the triangle there?
Carbon 6 is 2.4, but lithium is 2.1 and forms cubic crystals, not hex
or triangles.
Take care for now,
Al
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