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I question the universality of this rule. What makes two vases on a table less "balanced" than three? What about a single vase? Four? Five? Symmetry in physics
by atombender 7y ago
I question the universality of this rule. What makes two vases on a table less "balanced" than three? What about a single vase? Four? Five? Symmetry in physics isn't really about aesthetics.
- krapp 7y agoFor that matter, some people find asymmetry to be more aesthetically pleasing than symmetry.
- airstrike 7y ago> What makes two vases on a table less "balanced" than three? Perhaps two points create an implied line that cuts across the table, where as three or more create a polygon that fits -within- the table with some balanced amount of space between the polygon sides and the table sides. Alternatively (but perhaps similarly), it's the same reason why two-legged tables don't really exist.
- abiogenesis 7y agoTwo-legged tables don't exist because the minimum number of points to define a plane is 3.
- nshm 7y agoThree is actually the only choice for harmony. > What makes two vases on a table less "balanced" than three? Two leads to dialectic competition between them. > What about a single vase? Static world > Four? Five? Chaos
- hanoz 7y agoIndeed. In my experience of vases, which comes entirely from the BBC's "Antiques Roadshow", they famously come in pairs.