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'''Shape theft''' is a [[crime against mathematical constants]] in which a fundamental shape, often a triangle, is "stolen" from a volume of space. | '''Shape theft''' is a [[crime against mathematical constants]] in which a fundamental shape, often a triangle, is "stolen" from a volume of space. | ||
Famous examples of shape theft include | Famous examples of shape theft include: | ||
* The near-instantaneous disassembly of the Eiffel Tower (triangle theft) | |||
* The delapidation of the Great Pyramid at Cheops (cuboid theft) | |||
* The simultaneous multiple abductions of the Hula Hoop craze and the Frisbee craze (circle theft) | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
Revision as of 05:24, 26 December 2019
Shape theft is a crime against mathematical constants in which a fundamental shape, often a triangle, is "stolen" from a volume of space.
Famous examples of shape theft include:
- The near-instantaneous disassembly of the Eiffel Tower (triangle theft)
- The delapidation of the Great Pyramid at Cheops (cuboid theft)
- The simultaneous multiple abductions of the Hula Hoop craze and the Frisbee craze (circle theft)