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DENVERPOPS

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19. The carpenters in post WWII

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Oct 4, 2023, 10:58 PM

Oct 2023

called it Three-Four-Five.............LOL

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Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2023 OP

Triangles man, triangles underpants Oct 2023 #1

Too funny. Perfect. Bristlecone Oct 2023 #23

What is that from? robbob Oct 2023 #34

OMG!!! grumpyduck Oct 2023 #2

The Theory of Relativity was found along with it. 😜 TheBlackAdder Oct 2023 #26

Very cool. It's always amazing to think about how much wisdom the ancients had LymphocyteLover Oct 2023 #3

So, Pythagoras had a crib sheet? Sogo Oct 2023 #4

I am renaming him Plagiarus. NT redwitch Oct 2023 #32

Perhaps, or perhaps he or other Greeks found it independently. muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #36

I think the cultures around the Aegean orthoclad Oct 2023 #5

I think there is some parallel with the US in that regard. Ursus Rex Oct 2023 #9

The US has 2 big advantages over the Aegean cultures orthoclad Oct 2023 #16

Wow. That's an interesting find. Martin68 Oct 2023 #6

Shhhhh, the (R)'s will ban the arabic numerals that were used at that time (said whispering). n/t aggiesal Oct 2023 #7

(not to mention weapons of math instruction......) lastlib Oct 2023 #24

Yep, I see Florida banning the more ancient tablet gratuitous Oct 2023 #25

Aliens..... getagrip_already Oct 2023 #8

I knew it! SergeStorms Oct 2023 #10

They were a cult, but orthoclad Oct 2023 #17

Good point ailsagirl Oct 2023 #21

Well... Dr. Strange Oct 2023 #33

Way cool! Hekate Oct 2023 #11

WOW Goodheart Oct 2023 #12

. Takket Oct 2023 #13

Homer shouldn't feel bad, the Scarecrow blew it too. LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #18

Very simple explanation SCantiGOP Oct 2023 #14

Pythagoras was a time traveler?!? eggplant Oct 2023 #15

The carpenters in post WWII DENVERPOPS Oct 2023 #19

Fascinating!!! ailsagirl Oct 2023 #20

It's all about marketing Orrex Oct 2023 #22

Mesopotamian cultures were 'diggers'. Digging canals taught them mathematics. pecosbob Oct 2023 #27

Wouldn't ancient pyramid builders have to have had some understanding about the wnylib Oct 2023 #28

Not necessarily, I think. They could have just been working from experience muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #30

Well, you know Kennah Oct 2023 #29

I guess the dog didn't eat the homework! yellowcanine Oct 2023 #31

That would have been when Hammurabi was in charge, I think Clash City Rocker Oct 2023 #35