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[-] jlow@beehaw.org 19 points 4 months ago

Are there non-circular cylinders or what does that even mean.

Maybe they meant prism, since a cylinder is technically one.

[-] sudoreboot@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago

Maybe what they're trying to describe is a torus

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

No they'd only model a bull as a torus.

[-] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 points 4 months ago

Now, how exactly is a penguin toroidal?

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

It has a single hole through its body from its mouth to its arsehole. IANAB but I think all other holes have at least a membrane between one end and the other. So it's topologically equivalent to a teacup and a torus.

[-] jlow@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Imagine a donut-shaped penguin, love it! 😸

[-] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 points 4 months ago

Maybe having halfspheres at the top and bottom? So more like a gas tank, less like a piece of sausage.

[-] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago

only thing i can figure is maybe technically you could call an ellipsoidal prism a cylinder also? seems like a stretch.

[-] jlow@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I also thought that there might be a cylinder based on a ellipse. Not very common but possible

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