Timecircleline comments on explosions

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submitted 2 years ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 246 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Can't see the other side- if it's a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional object in can still be accurate because of perspective.

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[–] Blackout@fedia.io 65 points 2 years ago (7 children)

There's a third dimension now?

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[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Not really, but it's a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.

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[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

As long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical

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[–] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Quaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.

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[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago

This is madness!!!

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[–] quinceyBones@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 years ago*

Yes, time is the third dimension.

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[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 8 points 2 years ago

Always has been

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[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.

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[–] KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 32 points 2 years ago

My thoughts precisely, they are just assumimg this is just a 2D circle, when in reality it's more likely to be a 3D sphere. They aren't accounting for the area of a 3D object, we don't even know the thickness of the "slices" that are flying.

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