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re: Papyrus shows ancient Egyptians using algebra and trigonometry 3,550 years ago

Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:02 pm to
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:02 pm to
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and one of the earliest attempts at squaring the circle.

I read that Vince McMahon's ancestors were heavily involved in this.
This post was edited on 3/9/25 at 4:03 pm
Posted by Stumpknocker
SWLA
Member since Mar 2021
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:10 pm to
Physics > Math
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
26072 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:18 pm to
Wow we’ve progressed so much we still teach it 3500 years later.
Posted by Stealth Matrix
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Member since Aug 2019
10782 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:24 pm to
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You can thank the Phoenicians.
Iykyk

Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
293439 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:32 pm to
They learned it from the aliens.
Posted by Narax
Member since Jan 2023
5515 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:37 pm to
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Physics > Math

Math is the language that we use to describe physics.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
44668 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 4:43 pm to
We have had the same brain for a long time. We have cave drawings of the stars dating back 30k years ago. This isn't surprising.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464593 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:06 pm to
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Math is the language that we use to describe physics.


I forget how it starts, but its'

[forgot] is really just biology

...and biology is really just chemistry

...and chemistry is really just physics

...and physics is really just math
Posted by Klingler7
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
12528 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:09 pm to
How do we know that Aliens exist ?
Posted by HeadCall
Member since Feb 2025
5715 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:15 pm to
I just watched Prime Target on apple and it basically explains all of this
Posted by AURulz1
Member since May 2022
503 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:20 pm to
This guy is gonna be pissed.

Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:23 pm to
This post was edited on 3/9/25 at 5:24 pm
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
24650 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:23 pm to
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They literally build a civilization on the moon

Posted by AURulz1
Member since May 2022
503 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:24 pm to
I agree completely.

We have piss poor number fluency in this country. Simple algorithms and repetition are lost.
This post was edited on 3/9/25 at 5:28 pm
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
133421 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:55 pm to
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Losing the Library of Alexandria set us back a millennium or two.
I don’t see why. Pineville has a nice library just across the Red River.
Posted by Narax
Member since Jan 2023
5515 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 6:19 pm to
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...and physics is really just math


It's struggling at the quantum level.

Seems to be something else there.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464593 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 6:21 pm to
I think that idiom was originally created back in the day when there was only classical physics
Posted by Gee Grenouille
Bogalusa
Member since Jul 2018
7468 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 6:25 pm to
And I can't do that shite on a piece of notebook paper.
Posted by Michael T. Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2004
8788 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 6:29 pm to
Emojis are modern day hieroglyphs.
Posted by DemonKA3268
Parts Unknown
Member since Oct 2015
21084 posts
Posted on 3/9/25 at 6:37 pm to
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Literally kangz


If they were kangz, what happened to them? Steep drop off. Right c on z?
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