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Feb 23, 2014 10:34PM
This is the discussion thread for the March-April 2014 Monthly Book Read, Flatland. Feel free to leave any thoughts, questions, comments about the book here, whether you've read it before or if this is your first time reading it! Enjoy!
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The logic behind this one is great.. and to say it is out of the box is understatement, because well in Flatland there are no boxes.. :D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6kn6n...
It's amazing... :)
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If you guys want to read it but are wondering about the book copy then please send me a message and I'll email the same to you... :)
if you are the type who reads on computer.. then here's the direct read link for you all
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/201/20...
If you have E-reader the please download your compatible copy from
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/201
^_^ happy reading...
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Started this today....: )
LOVE the video! Thank you, Soul!
Any ideas on how triangles mate in two dimensions? Or squares? Or circles?
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and as for the mating, I guess nature just finds it's way to do things but still you can imagine some line extra here and not there... and voila, the mating... :p
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: DAbbot seems like a great guy. He developed kind of a proto-Sim City game. The book is not just about math. I think he would be amazed we STILL have the same social issues he was messing around with, but I think he'd be pleased women have access to more education. However, Abbott - what a major NERD! Some things don't seem to change. Victorian NERDS! Who knew?
The principles of shapes defining class and personalities is very funny. I've been thinking about what shape I'd be if I had a choice of not being a line. Not that being a line would be awful or anything, but today's female symbol is circles, at least in necklaces. I think I'd like to be a triangle, instead. It feels right. ; )
Finished it! Well worth the effort. It's bigger on the inside, in all dimensions.; D
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it surely is Bigger on the inside in all dimensions..
Funny, what motivated me to read Flatland was the mention of it on The Big Bang Theory. Anyone remember that episode? Sheldon comments, 'look, there is a sexually attractive line segment' and something like, 'the gals go crazy for circles'.After reading the book I finally get the jokes.
Bookworm wrote: "Funny, what motivated me to read Flatland was the mention of it on The Big Bang Theory. Anyone remember that episode? Sheldon comments, 'look, there is a sexually attractive line segment' and somet..."Didn't see that show, but these jokes are very funny!
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