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nerdponx
on March 5, 2018
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Einstein's boyhood proof of the Pythagorean theore...
It doesn't show that it's true in all cases, just that one.
muro
on March 5, 2018
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It could leave the hypotenuse intact and let you change the size of other sides (while enforcing the right angle).
dagw
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Also, imagine if a^2+b^2 was actually equal to c^1.9998724... Your physical model wouldn't be accurate enough to detect that discrepancy.
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