• KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 hours ago

    i would really appreciate it if a stats/math nerd would put together a short piece on how "statistically it only makes sense if the Egyptians built a pyramid, this is the most logical and likely outcome"

    i feel like you could argue that statistically, shapes that are to be built by humans, will inevitably approach the shape of a pyramid.

    • fossilesque@mander.xyz
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      4 hours ago

      Take a handful of sand. Turn your first perpendicular to the ground and let it fall slowly. What shape does it form? It's one of the most stable shapes you can make.