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Also worthy: the physics of mathematical objects. E.g., Why doesn't the square on the hypotenuse just slide off?

• colah 17y ago
  Er... What!?! > Why doesn't the square on the hypotenuse just slide off? This is nonsensical to me. Could you please elaborate? You seem to be asking why an idea isn't effected by gravity...
  • pigbucket 17y ago
    I'm sure ideas are affected by gravity (think Aristotle, and the idea of rest), generously understood, and according to one story about an apple even effected by gravity, but as for the square falling off the hypotenuse, that was just a joke, which has itself fallen quite flat.
    • danger 17y ago
      +1 for this thread