myrmepropagandistJul 26, 2023

Sacred Geometry people are my math heretics— The mad with power inquisition version of me would want them burned at the stake. As it is? I just seethe at their “incorrect appreciation of geometry”

They worship wrong.

I bought a book of geometric constructions — (not reading about it too carefully...) Just cracked it open. It cheerfully gives instructions for constructing a triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, and heptagon…

A footnote begrudgingly admits the heptagon is only 98.25% correct. 1/

Show threadmyrmepropagandistJul 26, 2023

I almost thought that footnote wouldn’t even be there! This book is that glib. The footnote contains the most interesting fact presented in the entire book.

I must compulsively check all these constructions to see if they are “real” they probably are— but still.

I wonder how the heptagon approximation was created— I get the desire to just know how to make a serviceable regular solid— but to talk of heptagons but not unconstructability ? heresy I say!

Show threaddavid van duzerJul 26, 2023
@futurebird kind of want this book! talking about the unconstructability of heptagons is my fav topic with @tracey !
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJul 26, 2023
@dvd @tracey Thd problem is the book totally glosses over this issue.
Show threaddavid van duzerJul 26, 2023
@futurebird @tracey well, the footnote intrigues me because of tracey's construction of a literal heptagon room, to a certain percentage of engineering tolerances...
Show threaddavid van duzer
@futurebird @tracey and i'm also pretty interested in the label "sacred geometry" here, because i love constructing platonic solids, and there's a lot of weird stuff out there conflating geometry & kabbalah & weird scams to extract money from hollywood celebrities!
Jul 26, 2023 at 1:26amWeb