• @[email protected]
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    2451 month ago

    Can’t see the other side- if it’s a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional object in can still be accurate because of perspective.

      • @NounsAndWords
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        461 month ago

        Not really, but it’s a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.

        • JackFrostNCola
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          41 month ago

          As long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical

        • @Klear
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          1 month ago

          Quaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.

      • @ZoopZeZoop
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        21 month ago

        Yes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.

    • @[email protected]
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      321 month ago

      My thoughts precisely, they are just assumimg this is just a 2D circle, when in reality it’s more likely to be a 3D sphere. They aren’t accounting for the area of a 3D object, we don’t even know the thickness of the “slices” that are flying.