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[–] oyfrog@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

The anatomical answer is sagitally down the midline.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 8 points 3 days ago

I’m surprised they didn’t use immigrants as the unit.

They could have just used inanimate objects not requiring bisection; basketballs, refrigerators, cars, busses, buildings, etc. Why bring sn abattoir into the mix?

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Solomon’s giraffe…

[–] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You divide the giraffe vertically down the center 🤦‍♂️

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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Halved with a vertical cut.

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

How much is it in bananas?

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What's with the spherical comments in a vacuum?

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

One of the first things they will teach you in engineering design is to start by simplifying the model. So if you're trying to figure out something like the surface area is a fish you assume it's a cylinder then the math is easy. Same thing with assuming the object is in a vacuum. If you do that you ignore wind resistance and it makes the math easier. You can come back later and take the wind resistance into account.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Should've used bananas for scale.

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