• panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    This proof is a banger, but I have a proof that the eqation xn + yn = zn has no integer solutions for n > 2 on my buttocks

    Unfortunately I can’t share it with you, as there might be british people on this website.

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    I mean you do you but the most famous undergrad level proof might not be the flex you imagine it to be.

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      It’s amazing how much a visualization can help to explain

      Like I had to take a few higher level math classes in college since I majored in comp sci, and the difference between a professor just writing notation on a board and rambling for an hour vs a professor explaining application and using visuals to explain was such a wild difference in the quality of classes

    • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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      Oh sweet! That’s the magic that makes rotations work intuitively in Blender and game engines! :D

      … Still can’t say I understand it but I sure am grateful!

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          Wait, you’re totally right! I had it turned around!

          Quaternions avoid the gimbal lock issue, and are more efficient overall, but they’re a bit more complicated to understand.

          Euler is more user-friendly on the editing side of things, and easier to understand, but it’s got some shortcomings. (Maybe that’s why I thought this, perhaps some tutorials were telling me to use Euler at first…? Hm.)

          Both are an option in Blender and Godot for instance, because one might suit a given situation better than the other.

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    Listen, Pythagoras gives us the hands down best way to tell intelligent life visiting earth that we’re intelligent. Drawing a right triangle and marking the sides with 3 dots, 4 dots, and 5 dots immediately demonstrates that we are a sapient species that has developed mathematics with no need for a device or language. Of course, we’re all carrying devices these days, so maybe that’s no longer relevant.

    • RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world
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      If we ever do met intelligent alien life, there’s no guarantee such a thing will make any sense to them.

      I mean, for one, they may not have eyes to see your drawing among a million other likely faulty assumptions in your scenario.

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        But if they evolved to be right triangles with their sides marked by three dots, four dots, and five dots, then the message will be spot on.

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    Girl on the right has the kind of ink I’m actually a little shocked nobody I’ve slept with has had. Though my ex wanted Euler’s formula as a tattoo.

    • CluckN@lemmy.world
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      They both pale in comparison to the Grover’s Algorithm tramp stamp that your mom has.

  • DrDystopia@lemy.lol
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    I’mma be honest with you guys, I don’t get either. And none of the maths either.

    • Victor@lemmy.world
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      Left is the Pythagorean equation. Pretty simple, basic equation that’s easy to use and apply.

      Right is an elegant mathematical proof, so a little more “attractive” if you like maths I suppose. 😄

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      With stuff like this the artist will print a template on special paper that will transfer ink to the skin. They then have a template to simply draw on.