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minus-squarepimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·18 days agoHalving always produces equal proportions
minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 days agoOnly when halved along a line of symmetry. A body cut in half at the waist, leaves you with two very different halves despite being the same length/height. Cut in half along the spine though and you could have two equal, yet mirrored, halves. With a long neck like a giraffe, half way down the length between the head+tail, one of those ‘halves’ is going to be much heavier/bulkier.
minus-squarepimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·17 days agoThen it isn’t a half, because half is a term that has a specific meaning.
Halving always produces equal proportions
Only when halved along a line of symmetry.
A body cut in half at the waist, leaves you with two very different halves despite being the same length/height.
Cut in half along the spine though and you could have two equal, yet mirrored, halves.
With a long neck like a giraffe, half way down the length between the head+tail, one of those ‘halves’ is going to be much heavier/bulkier.
Then it isn’t a half, because half is a term that has a specific meaning.