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> Remember, every coin has two sides Unless his coins were microscopically thin, three sides would be more accurate
by mkl95 3y ago
> Remember, every coin has two sides
Unless his coins were microscopically thin, three sides would be more accurate
- blackoil 3y agoThree surfaces. Infinite side or two depending on your position on how many edges a circle has.
- paulluuk 3y agoIf the coin is perfectly circular, is does in fact have only 2 sides (as a perfect circle has no sides). If the coin is not perfectly circular, but is (at some microscopic level) full of edges, it could have a near infinite amount of sides.
- function_seven 3y agoA perfectly cylindrical coin would have three sides: 2 flat planes and a curved ribbon. No reason a “side” has to be flat. Just ain’t got no internal edges!
- paulluuk 3y agoDepends on whether a "side" is an "edge" of a "face" in geometry terms. An edge must be two-dimensional (so flat), a face can be three-dimensional (like a curved ribbon).
- 4hg4ufxhy 3y agoCan there be more sides than atoms on the surface?
- blep_ 3y agoTrivially yes: how many sides does one atom have?