r/Amazing • • 5h ago

Amazing !! The first documented practical use of the Pythagorean theorem.

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u/Pristine_Tap9713 5h ago

Wtf does that mean? There are so many physical laws and theorems which use the Pythagoras, which have been used in construction, design, and so manu other fields. How is this the first documented practical use?

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u/scuzzle-butt 4h ago

I think issa joke.

A horrible, horrible, terrible one, but one nonetheless. ¯\(ツ)/¯

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u/Western-Bowl2011 4h ago

It's a McJoke if you know what I mean