[HN Gopher] Why 4D geometry makes me sad [video]
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       Why 4D geometry makes me sad [video]
        
       Author : surprisetalk
       Score  : 34 points
       Date   : 2024-11-08 18:23 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | levzettelin wrote:
       | This video makes me happy. :)
        
       | itsthecourier wrote:
       | Why though?
        
         | UltraSane wrote:
         | Because humans can't visualize more than 3 dimensions.
        
           | Asraelite wrote:
           | It's possible, it just takes a lot (years) of practice.
        
             | patrickthebold wrote:
             | It's actually quite easy: first, you imagine n-dimensional
             | space, and _then_ you set n = 4.
        
       | user070223 wrote:
       | I first encountered this problem solving technique of looking at
       | the problem in higher dimension from lectures by tadashi
       | tokieda(referenced in the video). I highly recommend any video of
       | him.
       | 
       | I dont rememer finding many examples, nor a reference to it from
       | common problem solving techniques lists(terry tao, aosp? etc). I
       | think it deserve it's place with a catchier name perhaps
        
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