@paulg this video appears to make a much stronger claim! The pieces stay in a chain connected at vertices.
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This is a so-called "hinged dissection" and has its own interesting history. Go explore!
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@paulg rectilinear?Nothing rectilinear about the examples or the theorem! -
Yeah, the theorem seems to be for any polygons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace%E2%80%93Bolyai%E2%80%93Gerwien_theorem …
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I don't care about the theorem, I like the little objects moving around.
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Sure, any fool would know that.
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Actually, fascinating.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectilinear_polygon … Is there a different definition of rectilinear? Afaict only the square was rectilinear by this def
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Ich könnte mir das stundenlang ansehen.
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All of these are regular polygons. What is a rectilinear figure? A superset? What are its properties?
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googling this further has so far led me to confusion. should probably level up my brain :S
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