I am a square triangle!

ZenGum · 11-15-2008, 05:02 AM

I am a square triangle.

Really.

Many of you already know why.

Can you explain this apparent gibberish?

Trilby · 11-15-2008, 07:53 AM

The square-triangle theorem states that any nonnegative integer can be represented as the sum of a square, an even square, and a triangular number.

ahem.

that, or your head is triangular shaped and you're a bit of a fussbudget at parties.

Griff · 11-15-2008, 08:30 AM

I though it was a koan.

DanaC · 11-15-2008, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

The square-triangle theorem states that any nonnegative integer can be represented as the sum of a square, an even square, and a triangular number.

That might as well be in Greek for the sense it makes to me :P

xoxoxoBruce · 11-15-2008, 11:39 AM

That's because you spend all your time worrying about what your ancestors were about, or what your neighbors are up to.

SteveDallas · 11-15-2008, 02:30 PM

I'd 86 this whole thread, but I think 36ing it might be better.

Undertoad · 11-15-2008, 02:33 PM

You're a triangle because you believe in the holy trinity of God, Christ and the Holy Ghost.

You're a square for the same reason.

lumberjim · 11-15-2008, 03:11 PM

sweetwater · 11-15-2008, 03:22 PM

You just think you are a square triangle. You are really a dolphin.

wolf · 11-15-2008, 03:34 PM

I see myself as more of a circular trapezoid.

DanaC · 11-15-2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetwater

You just think you are a square triangle. You are really a dolphin.

Shark.

Aliantha · 11-15-2008, 05:16 PM

So long and thanks for the fish!

ZenGum · 11-15-2008, 05:23 PM

Say, you people are clever (which we knew already). I think Brianna and SteveDallas are on the money, especially Steve. I had a whole bunch more clues lined up to trickle out bit by bit. Oh well.

If you're still confused, here's the full explanation:

I'm 36.

6 x 6 = 36, hence it is a square number.

It is also a triangular number:

1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

/thread.

Aliantha · 11-15-2008, 05:28 PM

Oooooh...you must be a mouse!

You're so clever.

Trilby · 11-15-2008, 05:31 PM

*sigh* it only means one thing: He's too young for this crone.

dammit.

11-15-2008, 05:02 AM	#1
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I am a square triangle! I am a square triangle. Really. Many of you already know why. Can you explain this apparent gibberish? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-15-2008, 07:53 AM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	The square-triangle theorem states that any nonnegative integer can be represented as the sum of a square, an even square, and a triangular number. ahem. that, or your head is triangular shaped and you're a bit of a fussbudget at parties. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-15-2008, 08:30 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I though it was a koan. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-15-2008, 11:39 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's because you spend all your time worrying about what your ancestors were about, or what your neighbors are up to. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-15-2008, 03:11 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	__________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-15-2008, 02:30 PM	#6
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I'd 86 this whole thread, but I think 36ing it might be better.

11-15-2008, 02:33 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You're a triangle because you believe in the holy trinity of God, Christ and the Holy Ghost. You're a square for the same reason.

11-15-2008, 03:22 PM	#9
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	You just think you are a square triangle. You are really a dolphin. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

11-15-2008, 03:34 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I see myself as more of a circular trapezoid. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-15-2008, 05:16 PM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	So long and thanks for the fish! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-15-2008, 05:23 PM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Say, you people are clever (which we knew already). I think Brianna and SteveDallas are on the money, especially Steve. I had a whole bunch more clues lined up to trickle out bit by bit. Oh well. If you're still confused, here's the full explanation: I'm 36. 6 x 6 = 36, hence it is a square number. It is also a triangular number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 /thread. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-15-2008, 05:28 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Oooooh...you must be a mouse! You're so clever. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-15-2008, 05:31 PM	#15
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	sigh it only means one thing: He's too young for this crone. dammit. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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