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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Maybe this is why pi was chosen for half of the circumference of a circle.

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[–] lvl7susceptible 3 points 1 year ago

I gotta squint pretty hard lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you don't squint, it looks like a table. Maybe whoever chose it hadn't had lunch yet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

[insert pie joke here]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is this Cunningham's law?

Pi is not half the circumference. It's how many times the diameter fits into the circumference.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is half of the circumference, multiplied by the radius, of course.

like in this image I found online

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not half the circumference then is it???

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Now you're just being silly.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I can level up with more sources (stanford, wiki).

The circumference is 2pi x radius, which obviously means half the circumference is pi x radius.

Edit: formatting. Asterisk results in italics

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