Topic: Let's Talk About Triangles (Read 6060 times)

Mister D Nomms · « **on:** 11 Feb 2012, 22:05 »

I like triangles, you guys. Let's talk about them! Specifically the emotions they invoke in you! When I see a triangle, I get a feeling of comfort. It's like I'm home again. This is great, because triangles are everywhere! Triangles make me feel safe. I feel like if I could crawl into one, nothing could ever hurt me.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 Feb 2012, 22:15 »

A triangle is a weapon in the original Ultima. I'm not sure why.

Jace · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 00:14 »

Triangle Man hate Particle Man.

DrPhibes · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 01:03 »

Ever seen the movie Triangle? I thought it was pretty fun.

idontunderstand · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 02:29 »

when you record triangles make sure to turn the volume down or you're bound for some serious headache later.

Akima · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 04:49 »

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schimmy · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 04:50 »

Here is my one piece of triangle-trivia. It is probably pretty mundane to anyone who has any decent knowledge of maths.
You know how in school you got taught that the angles in a triangle always added up to 180 degrees? This does not happen if you get a triangle that is sufficiently large!

DrPhibes · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 06:31 »

shouldnt that be 360? or am I stupid and haven't done maths in a long time?

schimmy · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 06:38 »

My maths is pretty shoddy, but I just googled it, and it is indeed 180.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 06:46 »

Well, on the surface of a (pseudo)sphere, or (more or less for the same reason) in a part of space bent out of shape by gravity it ain't exactly 180 degrees, and that's when the size of the triangle matters. The domain of geometry books is a flat plane, and there it is always 180 - irrespective of size.

Read the sines of times, and don't cosine a loan for the Greek government. Rimshot of the day.

Carl-E · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 13:24 »

Best counter example woul be a triangle that has one edge as the equator, and the other two runing to one of the poles (north ot south, doesn't matter).

the two angles at the equator are both 90 degrees, and the angle at the pole can be anything up to 180, so the three angles can add up to anywhere from 180 to 360.

As Skewbrow says, that's only on a curved surface, where the straight lines (like the equator) are actually curved. In a plane, it's always 180 (aka pi).

jwhouk · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 14:17 »

...but that's not called a triangle.

celticgeek · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 14:23 »

Maybe it is the Bermuda Triangle, if it is positioned right.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 14:29 »

Yeah, Carl, that's not a triangle! What do you think you are, some kind of teacher?

Skewbrow · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 14:32 »

In spherical geometry that is called a triangle. To go for something perverse, we can also (in the same way) call the exterior of the triangle described by Carl-E also a triangle. It has 3 angles, 270 degrees each

Kugai · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 14:40 »

Bermuda

lepetitfromage · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 Feb 2012, 20:20 »

In visual art, the placement of objects in a triangular fashion is thought to be one of the most visually appealing compositions.

Also, holy shit Particle Man and 90s awesomeness.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 Feb 2012, 03:08 »

Quote from: Kugai on 12 Feb 2012, 14:40

Bermuda

You don't call a spherical triangle 'a triangle' in Bermuda. The triangle calls you.

See what happens to a perfectly fine thread, when math teacher(s) take advantage of their numerical superiority.

Mister D Nomms · « **Reply #18 on:** 13 Feb 2012, 08:21 »

I think the math teachers have upgraded my love

bainidhe_dub · « **Reply #19 on:** 13 Feb 2012, 10:24 »

so many triangles

Carl-E · « **Reply #20 on:** 14 Feb 2012, 05:17 »

There went a half hour of my life again...

schimmy · « **Reply #21 on:** 14 Feb 2012, 05:34 »

So lucky I wasn't high when I went on it, I would've never have gotten off it.

lepetitfromage · « **Reply #22 on:** 14 Feb 2012, 06:03 »

Holy hell. That was awesome but now my eyes hurt.

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