[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.
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| 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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