Footballs are toric.
Inspired by a different thread - Farfelkugel, the multilayered horse name joke in "Robin Hood, Men in Tights".
Inspired by a different thread - Farfelkugel, the multilayered horse name joke in "Robin Hood, Men in Tights". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtk_VfbKzU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtk_VfbKzU
We don't want them to start being precise, here. After all, they're still testing us on calculations for surgical techniques that haven't been used in 30+ years.
ReplyDeleteAlso, this analogy includes the statement that basketballs are spheres, so.
ReplyDeleteIs toric of a different derivation than toroid? I can't even think of any functional equivalents of balls that are topologically equivalent to toruses, let alone shaped like one. Unless you count ring toss.
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