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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Will anyone alive today see a permanent colony on the Moon or Mars?.So, by, say, 2126? That is a long time. Where were we in 1926? Oh yeah. -
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).Right. If we were to take it to its extreme. But the problem itself implies that 3 matchstick touching end-to-end counts as a valid...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).I have demonstrated that it is. What is "exactly three equilateral triangles"? Even that requires lot of assumptions. You made them...
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DaveC426913 reacted to berkeman's post in the thread Graduate How can a 1 kilometer body (3i/Atlas) flip 180 degrees suddenly? with
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).That's my point. Ambiguity leads to subjective intepretation. Yup. That's an interpretation. Yup. So is that. Yes. Which would still...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Graduate How can a 1 kilometer body (3i/Atlas) flip 180 degrees suddenly?.Who is "us"? Why is it consuming anyone's time, except for fun? "Fine-tuned" suggests it was tuned deliberately. Is this part of what...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Graduate How can a 1 kilometer body (3i/Atlas) flip 180 degrees suddenly?.I am curious where this image came from. It displays a highly-elongated object along one axis - more than 4x longer than its other axes...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).Cunningham's Law. :wink:
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Graduate How to compute the path 3i/Atlas will take when it passes near Jupiter?.We're not really a service here that way. Ideally, we're more about helping you solve your problem. Granted, the math computations are...
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DaveC426913 reacted to FactChecker's post in the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!) with
Agree.
This reminds me of the saying that the fastest way to get an answer to a question on the internet is to post an intentionally incorrect... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).Yes. Are there any conditions I did not meet? (Facebook is chock full of puzzles like this, and they are all always fraught with...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).So, we're moving the goalposts....
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).Here is a schematic of the puzzle. So, my solution is translate BC northeast by a small amount transate DE southeast by a small...
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).What do you mean? Bottom left - I flipped it!
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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Geometric Game: Fun With Matches (Safe!).I changed the position of four matches to exactly form three equilateral triangles. I have not removed any matches. QED :oldbiggrin:
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