I mean... I don't see the problem?
from pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone to science_memes@mander.xyz on 16 May 22:20
https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/26083370

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/29703591

#science_memes

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Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de on 16 May 22:56 next collapse

Pythagoras wasn’t the first to describe the relationship and he didn’t prove it mathematically, but he still got his name attached to it for centuries.

That’s life goal stuff right there.

TheFogan@programming.dev on 17 May 03:41 collapse

Kind of like Lou Gehrig… lucky SOB did nothing, yet will be forever immortalized.

the_tab_key@lemmy.world on 17 May 14:18 collapse

As he said, he was the luckiest man alive on the face of the Earth.

Eheran@lemmy.world on 16 May 22:59 next collapse

Neil deGrasse Tyson has no business next to the other 2.

Carvex@lemmy.world on 17 May 00:18 collapse

But he’s Black Science Man! How else would I know the sun is hot without him learning me?

disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world on 17 May 00:30 collapse

In fairness, he actually knows a lot about astrophysics. The problem is that he likes to pontificate on all things science as if he’s degreed in every field.

TheFogan@programming.dev on 17 May 03:37 next collapse

does he really do much pontificating? I’ve generally just seen him as someone that communicates upper high school, lower college level concepts in ways that are fairly understandable for those with little science background.

I mean yeah he comes off as a smug asshole in the process, but to my knowledge I’ve never seen him really pontificating on say the bleeding edge of what fields he’s not in can do. Though maybe that’s just something I’ve missed seeing him do.

disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world on 17 May 11:05 next collapse

I’ve seen both. Making science accessible is always a good thing. He also has moments where he’ll aggressively debate someone over the Amazon river basin or ancient civilizations when it’s apparent he’s out of his element.

BCsven@lemmy.ca on 17 May 12:57 collapse

I listen to his podcast. He often talks over guests and interrupts them to make sure everyone knows he knew something. Overall his show good, and the guest are amazing, but his ego ruins the feel of the interview a lot.

jerkface@lemmy.ca on 19 May 11:24 collapse

He’s sooooo insecure and it comes out in so many unpleasant ways.

tetris11@lemmy.ml on 18 May 12:44 collapse

I have to admit I find his opinion on every single common thing like it’s some profound thought really jarring

Hope@lemmy.world on 16 May 23:06 next collapse

<img alt="the bell curve meme with the extremes saying that there is no issue with the posted meme, and the center of the bell curve saying it is impossible because the diagonals of a square are root two times the length of its sides" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/bd3c1135-1b8f-4a9c-80d0-d2c4cb86756b.png">

Forester@pawb.social on 17 May 00:05 next collapse

It’s a minimum separation guideline not a a description of a geometry.

Speiser0@feddit.org on 17 May 01:36 next collapse

No, stop spreading misinformation! Because of you people will not be in the right positions and get covid. Downvoted.

Sphks@jlai.lu on 17 May 05:06 collapse

Ooooh that’s why people were angry. I didn’t have to follow them anytime from 1.5m ?

Forester@pawb.social on 17 May 21:03 collapse

I don’t know why, but my Lemmy client is insisting that I haven’t read your reply yet even though I’ve marked it red five times. So now I’m responding

Empricorn@feddit.nl on 17 May 00:42 next collapse

I love science memes, but this is just silly. It’s so obviously “at least” 1.5 meters. If you’re in this exact formation, you are 1.5m from 2 people… and about 2.12m from the other one.

iii@mander.xyz on 17 May 05:22 collapse

Then why not write >= 1.5m? Check mate atheist

Empricorn@feddit.nl on 17 May 13:53 collapse

Because it’s implied…? The graphic is based on health experts’ advice that people stay at least 1.5 meters apart, not that they stay exactly 1.5 meters apart with weird synchronized movements.

Sorry, I’m doubling-down on my argument! But the real reason is probably because not everyone knows what > and < mean…

teft@lemmy.world on 17 May 00:59 next collapse

Maybe they’re standing on a sphere.

ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world on 17 May 01:04 next collapse

flat-earthers hate this one proof.

FiskFisk33@startrek.website on 17 May 04:13 collapse

hyperbolic-earthers you mean :D

gedaliyah@lemmy.world on 17 May 02:58 collapse

That would make it even less possible

teft@lemmy.world on 17 May 13:37 collapse

How do you figure? Make a tetrahedron of the points. Form a sphere around the points. Everyone is equidistant.

gedaliyah@lemmy.world on 17 May 15:01 collapse

Ah, I was thinking of curved space over the surface of the sphere. Right you are. No need for me to start getting non-Euclidean

JoShmoe@ani.social on 17 May 01:17 next collapse

I also don’t see a problem. I have however found an error.

pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 18 May 20:05 collapse

print out the meme and highlight it using highlighter

TheSlad@sh.itjust.works on 17 May 02:47 next collapse

Its possible in 3 spacial dimensions, which last time I checked is the number of dimensions we exist in.

gedaliyah@lemmy.world on 17 May 03:12 next collapse

Huh, checks out.

<img alt="" src="https://w7.pngwing.com/pngs/962/268/png-transparent-tetrahedron-tetrahedral-molecular-geometry-molecule-chemistry-molecular-chain-triangle-chemistry-shape.png">

anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 17 May 13:43 collapse

Could rotate it so it looks square ish

vonxylofon@lemmy.world on 17 May 06:08 next collapse

Yep, it’s a regular triangular pyramid.

Michal@programming.dev on 17 May 07:49 next collapse

In theory yes, but in practice those 4 people would be standing on a plane (i.e. Ground).

wewbull@feddit.uk on 17 May 10:35 collapse

That wouldn’t project onto a 2D surface as a square though.

gedaliyah@lemmy.world on 17 May 17:03 collapse

An isometric projection of a regular tetrahedron could absolutely be a square.

wewbull@feddit.uk on 17 May 18:42 collapse

Grrr…yes. You’re right. Isometrically.

FiskFisk33@startrek.website on 17 May 04:14 next collapse

Hyperbolic-earthers approve.

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world on 17 May 08:41 collapse

Mmmm, pringles!

9point6@lemmy.world on 17 May 06:14 next collapse

I wonder how universal it is that my brain can’t read “calm down, calm down” without it being in a Scouse accent

Diddlydee@feddit.uk on 17 May 06:38 next collapse

Dunno about universal, but UK-wide certainly

Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk on 17 May 10:31 collapse

Is your brain wearing a shell suit as it does that?

a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 May 08:53 collapse

calm down man, there is an invisible and pretty large mole hill in the middle.

flora_explora@beehaw.org on 17 May 09:02 collapse

That makes it even worse