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Plausible Math History

A traveler in ancient Greece traversed a broad town square. A bottle of mead was waiting there. He considered the flight of geese, and those brimming honey-wine kegs. He was, at first, at quite at a loss, until, he thought, "I'll go straight across, avoiding the triangle legs". How far did go on the path not bent? Our traveling friend (Pythagorus) invented something for all of us, and we know how far he went.

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Date: 7/24/2025 7:51:00 PM
NOW I know how Pythagoras got to that theory... For him, no weed; just mead. ~ Ein's Stine
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David Crandall
Date: 7/24/2025 9:41:00 PM
Yup, true story, you heard it here! (P.S., thanks for humoring me)
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David Crandall
Date: 7/24/2025 9:41:00 PM
Yup, true story, you heard it here! (P.S., thanks for humoring me)
Date: 7/24/2025 4:46:00 PM
I loved this fictional, mathematical tail. Appreciate your wit, Sara
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David Crandall
Date: 7/24/2025 9:41:00 PM
Thanks Sara!

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