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  1. 09-21-2009, 05:57 PM #1
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    Default Gomboc

    http://plus.maths.org/issue52/featur...ndex.html?nl=0

    Just thought it was an interesting read and worth sharing. Enjoy!
    People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool.
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  2. 09-22-2009, 12:37 PM #2
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    I love math toys!
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  3. 09-22-2009, 06:12 PM #3
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    Default Re: Gomboc

    That site froze up twice on me what the heck
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    Default Re: Gomboc

    Killed my browser when I went there too... lol Got a good read first, but yeah, had to open a can of task manager on it :p

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    Default Re: Gomboc

    It's probably the quicktime videos. Dammit I hate quicktime.
    People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool.
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    Default Re: Gomboc

    Steep price for a chunk of aluminum, acrylic, or (gulp) brass...I'll just make my own. How hard could it be?
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    I'd guess it's pretty difficult.
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  8. 09-24-2009, 12:55 AM #8
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    Default Re: Gomboc

    Amazing little critter, that. Some of the work required hurts my brain; I've been sharing it around! +rep for the find.

    EDIT: Or not. Or not +rep. Ah well.
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    Gee, it damn sure took me long enough to find and add the origin of the first quote...
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  9. 09-30-2009, 08:29 AM #9
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    Default Re: Gomboc

    that was a cool read. never would have even thought about finding an object like a gomboc.
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