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minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54arrow-down1·2 days agoIt was the late 1800’s. Dumb shit wasn’t in short supply in the world. Problem is, I could also see Trump’s WWE education secretary pushing for this in 2026.
minus-squareMarthirial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoThe fact that it is 100% plausible today is the worrying part.
minus-squareZos_Kia@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoHonestly in terms of late 1800s engineering, pi = 3.2 is accurate within 2% it’s not that scandalous
minus-squareorlyowl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoYes I was fully expecting the details to be “It was a Republican-sponsored bill in 1992” or similar. It’s just too damn believable.
It was the late 1800’s. Dumb shit wasn’t in short supply in the world.
Problem is, I could also see Trump’s WWE education secretary pushing for this in 2026.
The fact that it is 100% plausible today is the worrying part.
Honestly in terms of late 1800s engineering, pi = 3.2 is accurate within 2% it’s not that scandalous
Yes I was fully expecting the details to be “It was a Republican-sponsored bill in 1992” or similar. It’s just too damn believable.