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[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Assuming those lines are parallel, wouldn't the acute angle be 24.2º? Or is there something I'm missing here?

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I was wondering why it added up to 192°. Maybe I'm a freak, but I would've measured ambient temperature and drawn a supplementary angle. Also what scale is that thermometer on? That room is either really hot or almost freezing.

[-] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like normal body temperature in Celsius. it's probably holding the last measurement, presumably from under someone's tongue.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

Which just means it would have been even easier to make the supplemental angle add up! Ugh.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 0 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think most medical thermometers will read that low of a temperature, because if your body temp is 24C, you're dead.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Pens, however, can write a wide range of angles.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Technically there is a notation for parallel lines so you can't actually assume that, but I agree with everyone else that this would have been funnier if it added up to 180 degrees.

Btw. PSA to young folks, that notation looks like > on each line and some standardized tests will fucking get you on a technically with that shit, especially with the "it's impossible to know" answer being an option.

[-] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

He has not reset it between measurements, so its still showing his body temperature, not the angle he is pointing at.

I swear, people dont know how to use measuring equipment anymore. 🙄

[-] bonenode@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I think you are missing that this is just a meme.

[-] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Its a Science meme, details matter!

[-] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

intentionally wrong for engagement maybe?

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I think the most likely answer is that it's a non-euclidean space.

[-] Siethron@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

That's a 192 degree total which is wrong assuming those are parallel lines

[-] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah, it's funny either way, but would be even funnier if the answer had been correct.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 points 2 weeks ago

Just mention Jesus in your answer and you’ll be fine

[-] loaExMachina@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Doesn't that only work if the teacher is transgender?

[-] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

The definition of degree is literally an arbitrary unit of measure, not a specific one.

Its not like measuring Roentgen, which can be good, bad or 3.6 which is "not great, not terrible"

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

That is either a fucking cold or a fucking hot room, wtf?

[-] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like normal body temperature in Celsius. it's probably holding the last measurement, presumably from under someone's tongue.

[-] Saapas@piefed.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's body temperature lol 

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Its not in a body tho! (Yes, I'm aware of how a thermometer works. My comment was a joke.)

[-] JesusChristLover420@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's a completely normal temperature for a desert

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, I too enjoy ice cream.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

You're thinking dessert

[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

Something feels off. Can't quite put a finger on it.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's not how you measure degrees. You use an amateur backhoe

[-] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

what'd you call me?!

[-] Uri@infosec.pub 6 points 2 weeks ago

I did the calculation and you are wrong both way

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