Stamets@lemmy.world to tumblr@lemmy.world · 10 months agoSometimes the simplest answer is the correct one. Sometimes you're just stupid.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1imageSometimes the simplest answer is the correct one. Sometimes you're just stupid.lemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to tumblr@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squarecafeinuxlinkfedilinkarrow-up54·10 months agoLike if this side must be exactly 34 wheel revolutions long, you put a dent on the side of your wheel, you roll it in a straight line, and when your dent touches the ground for the 34th time, you just measured a length with a wheel.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·10 months agoOh. Duh. My brain decided not to work today.
minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·10 months agoAnd the cool part is that you don’t even need to measure the length of the wheel if you know the radius because you can do ✨MATHS✨
minus-squareGabe Bell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoBuild a bridge out of them!! (Then use a wheel to measure how long it is!!!)
Like if this side must be exactly 34 wheel revolutions long, you put a dent on the side of your wheel, you roll it in a straight line, and when your dent touches the ground for the 34th time, you just measured a length with a wheel.
Oh. Duh. My brain decided not to work today.
Happens to all of us, friend.
And the cool part is that you don’t even need to measure the length of the wheel if you know the radius because you can do ✨MATHS✨
A witch, a witch!
Build a bridge out of them!! (Then use a wheel to measure how long it is!!!)
Huh, the more you know…