5 ms·

Circular buildings have been around for a lot longer then that. The Pentagon is essentially a round building with a grassy area in the middle.

visakanv 10y ago
> The Pentagon is essentially a round building I burst out laughing at this comment, because https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentialism Aristotle: the essential qualities of an object are those properties that make the thing what it is, without which it would not be that kind of thing jonwachob91: a pentagon is essentially a circle Aristotle: u wot m8
- dv_dt 10y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topology
  - sangnoir 10y ago
    Reducing complex shapes to topology only muddies the discussion. The Pentagon and Apple HQ toruses. Humans are also toruses when you consider the alimentary canal!
    - johnhenry 10y ago
      I would argue that humans are not topologically equivalent to toruses as most humans have many holes beyond the alimentary canal.
      - verisimilitude 10y ago
        Yes, but, essentially.
        johnhenry 10y ago
        ... ... correct.
      - midgetjones 10y ago
        Is a torus made of swiss cheese not still a torus?
        johnhenry 10y ago
        ... ... correct.
        deleted 10y ago
        [deleted]
      - midgetjones 10y ago
        I just want to point out verisimilitude's perfect response, without being too showy by responding directly[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13707694 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13707694
      - sangnoir 10y ago
        Apple HQ also has many other holes besides the park in the middle.
- martinald 10y ago
  hahaha. Amazing.
- twic 10y ago
  A pentagon is absolutely a circle - for sufficiently large values of five.
midgetjones 10y ago
I'm pretty sure there were castles built hundreds of years before the pentagon that match this description
schoen 10y ago
I had forgotten that the Pentagon isn't solid and has a courtyard. Apple Park's courtyard looks set to be pretty enormous; does anyone know what they're going to do with it?

visakanv 10y ago

> The Pentagon is essentially a round building I burst out laughing at this comment, because https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentialism Aristotle: the essential qualities of an object are those properties that make the thing what it is, without which it would not be that kind of thing jonwachob91: a pentagon is essentially a circle Aristotle: u wot m8

dv_dt 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topology
- sangnoir 10y ago
  Reducing complex shapes to topology only muddies the discussion. The Pentagon and Apple HQ toruses. Humans are also toruses when you consider the alimentary canal!
  - johnhenry 10y ago
    I would argue that humans are not topologically equivalent to toruses as most humans have many holes beyond the alimentary canal.
    - verisimilitude 10y ago
      Yes, but, essentially.
      - johnhenry 10y ago
        ... ... correct.
    - midgetjones 10y ago
      Is a torus made of swiss cheese not still a torus?
      - johnhenry 10y ago
        ... ... correct.
      - deleted 10y ago
        [deleted]
    - midgetjones 10y ago
      I just want to point out verisimilitude's perfect response, without being too showy by responding directly[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13707694 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13707694
    - sangnoir 10y ago
      Apple HQ also has many other holes besides the park in the middle.
martinald 10y ago
hahaha. Amazing.
twic 10y ago
A pentagon is absolutely a circle - for sufficiently large values of five.

midgetjones 10y ago

I'm pretty sure there were castles built hundreds of years before the pentagon that match this description

schoen 10y ago

I had forgotten that the Pentagon isn't solid and has a courtyard. Apple Park's courtyard looks set to be pretty enormous; does anyone know what they're going to do with it?