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Which object is more of a rectangular cube?

Microwave
8 (33.3%)
Refrigderator
1 (4.2%)
Deepfreeze
6 (25%)
DVD Player
0 (0%)
2 x 4 piece of lumber
9 (37.5%)

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Offline achtung

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Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
on: September 02, 2007, 02:05:15 am
Which object is more of a rectangular cube in your opinion?
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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #1 on: September 02, 2007, 02:40:36 am
Is this supposed to be in General Discussion or is this about something Freespace related?
 

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #2 on: September 02, 2007, 02:47:53 am
He's testing us! He's a Shivan spy trying to confuse our minds so our fleets will be distorted when the third Shivan incursion begins.

He probably posted in the wrong forum. Maybe it's somekind of eerie mind trick.

I choice the 2 by 4 because it's the only object that will always be a rectangle.
 

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #3 on: September 02, 2007, 03:27:51 am
Err... Microwave?

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #4 on: September 02, 2007, 03:29:40 am
Well, barring information to the opposite, I'm moving this to General, if you want it moved back, let me know Swantz :)
 

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #5 on: September 02, 2007, 03:33:10 am
@Flipside: Did you vote?
 

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #6 on: September 02, 2007, 03:35:16 am
Yup, meant to say, I'm inclined to agree with Gamma Draconis, a 2 x 4 is the only object that has a fixed dimension ;)
 

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #7 on: September 02, 2007, 03:55:41 am
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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #8 on: September 02, 2007, 05:43:15 am
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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #9 on: September 02, 2007, 10:33:04 am
Quote from: Flipside on September 02, 2007, 02:40:36 am
Is this supposed to be in General Discussion or is this about something Freespace related?

It was supposed to be something related to those "Which ship is more Sci-Fi?" threads.  It's just now that I'm not ready to fall over on my desk and go to sleep, it's not as funny.
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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #10 on: September 02, 2007, 02:24:56 pm
how can a cube be rectangular, a cube's sides are all the same length.....
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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #11 on: September 02, 2007, 02:56:28 pm
rectangle (noun): A four-sided plane figure with four right angles. [French, from Medieval Latin rectangulum, a right triangle, from Late Latin rectiangulum : Latin rectus, right; see reg- in Indo-European roots + Latin angulus, angle.]

rectangular (adjective): Right-angled. An object or plane figure which only has right angles (90 degrees, or pi/2 rad if you prefer). However, theterm is also used as in the olden phrase "rectangular triangle", more commonly known as right-angled triangle (which of course only has one right angle, what with being a triangle and all).


...aanyway, all cubes are rectangular, but not all rectangular objects are cubes. A cube is an object that is both rectangular and all it's sides have same length. Thus the question that sets the poll is a bit strange - if you're looking for a cube, the word "rectangular" is completely redundant. :p
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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #12 on: September 02, 2007, 03:50:12 pm
a microwave thats a perfect cube.

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #13 on: September 02, 2007, 03:53:19 pm
Are you messed up?It is a 2x4 piece of wood.
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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #14 on: September 02, 2007, 03:56:24 pm
no, its a cube.

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #15 on: September 02, 2007, 03:57:58 pm
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You have no idea what I mean by 2x4, do you?
[22:29] <sigtau> Hello, #hard-light?  I'm trying to tell a girl she looks really good for someone who doesn't exercise.  How do I word that non-offensively?
[22:29] <RangerKarl|AtWork> "you look like a big tasty muffin"
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<batwota> KILL
 

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #16 on: September 02, 2007, 04:02:33 pm
Quote from: Hades on September 02, 2007, 03:57:58 pm
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You have no idea what I mean by 2x4, do you?
Or a cube, for that matter.

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #17 on: September 02, 2007, 05:01:03 pm
3 years ago, at a wal-mart.

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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #18 on: September 02, 2007, 07:12:30 pm
Quote from: Ashrak on September 02, 2007, 02:24:56 pm
how can a cube be rectangular, a cube's sides are all the same length.....

I wrote it at 3 AM.  Anything's possible at that hour.
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Re: Which object is more of a rectangular cube?
Reply #19 on: September 02, 2007, 08:23:07 pm
something i learned in 3ds grade math class: a square is a rectangle with sides all equal. for some reason epople thought that was so special they gave it its own name. but yes, it still counts as a rectangle.

directly quoted from my 3d grade math teacher.  ;)

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