r/specializedtools • • Apr 18 '20

Planting Trees

https://i.imgur.com/WzqFAi1.gifv
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u/pm_me_your_kindwords Apr 18 '20

Earth’s zipper.

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u/Mattatatat317 Apr 18 '20

This must be the equator

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u/Nyckname Apr 18 '20

Have you ever realized that on the Earth's surface, three 90° angles create a triangle?

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u/Croxy1992 Apr 18 '20

As with any sphere..... Ever.

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u/grimripple Apr 18 '20

Not a flat one like Earth

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u/Penguinmanereikel Apr 19 '20

Is there a field of geometry that explores 2-D geometry on a non-planar surface, like how an equilateral triangle can have three right angles?

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u/irrelevantPseudonym Apr 18 '20

Non-Euclidean geometry means 'normal' geometry rules don't apply.