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[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gyroelongation sounds like a disease of a body part I don’t even have.

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's called helicoptering and it's a sacred dance!

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is it? What financial value does this generate for the world economy? How can this be marketed?

Think before you speak.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I want to be clear, I enjoyed this sarcastically.

Unlikely that you were serious.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

^(thank^ ^you)^

[–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn it! I didn't think about the stakeholders!

Although, with a lot of care, you could put a ribeye on this thing... does that count?

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

*starts scribbling in idea pad furiously under the table, whilst maintaining a blank and even composure*

No, that does not sound like a good idea. I would advise not telling anyone else about this.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because the golden ratio is a rune, so magic.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Also mushrooms

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

maybe this helps? (via a comment in my previous post of this meme)

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

I did know this! I used this trick to model dodecahedrons and icosahedrons when I was really into making custom rubik's style twisty puzzles

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

But I wanna use gyroelongation!

Didn't tell me what to do!

I do know now. And that's cool as shit