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[–] Timecircleline 246 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

There's a third dimension now?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is madness!!!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, time is the third dimension.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Always has been

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks 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.