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minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-210 hours agoTake a handful of sand. Turn your first perpendicular to the ground and let it fall slowly. What shape does it form? It’s one of the most stable shapes you can make.
minus-squareLifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoA pyramid is just a cone with a square base.
minus-squarexx3rawr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoA cone is just a pyramid whose base has infinite sides
Take a handful of sand. Turn your first perpendicular to the ground and let it fall slowly. What shape does it form? It’s one of the most stable shapes you can make.
A cone?
A pyramid is just a cone with a square base.
A cone is just a pyramid whose base has infinite sides