• edgemaster72@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Assuming those lines are parallel, wouldn’t the acute angle be 24.2º? Or is there something I’m missing here?

    • SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      He has not reset it between measurements, so its still showing his body temperature, not the angle he is pointing at.

      I swear, people dont know how to use measuring equipment anymore. 🙄

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      2 days ago

      Technically there is a notation for parallel lines so you can’t actually assume that, but I agree with everyone else that this would have been funnier if it added up to 180 degrees.

      Btw. PSA to young folks, that notation looks like > on each line and some standardized tests will fucking get you on a technically with that shit, especially with the “it’s impossible to know” answer being an option.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Yeah I was wondering why it added up to 192°. Maybe I’m a freak, but I would’ve measured ambient temperature and drawn a supplementary angle. Also what scale is that thermometer on? That room is either really hot or almost freezing.