The One Secret Scientists And Mathematicians Don't Want You To Know About The Most Important Number
from supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 28 Aug 18:00
https://sopuli.xyz/post/32784970

Most people think that in three dimensions the number 1 looks like the incorrect version drawn on the bottom right.

In fact it has been proven that the number 1 in three dimensional view actually has a planar base that extends in two dimensions from the stem of the 1.

Don’t take my word for it, try it for yourself at home!

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lvxferre@mander.xyz on 28 Aug 18:50 next collapse

Fun fact: this also applies to the fourth spatial dimension. If you take a 3D “slice” of the 4D point where the base meets the stem, the resulting 3D form will be a cube.

Also, the descender is actually a cone revolving around the W axis.

Zerush@lemmy.ml on 28 Aug 19:57 next collapse

Worse with the 2

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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com on 29 Aug 14:18 next collapse

Is there a reference for this?

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz on 29 Aug 14:27 collapse

No, this is from my research notes I wrote myself.

fraksken@infosec.pub on 30 Aug 20:28 collapse

42?