Poll of the Day > Geometry: Assuming an oval can only rotate at its center - can you block with 2

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Lokarin 09/22/18 11:15:14 PM #1:	You have an oval, it has a center... it can rotate. You have a number of circle pegs, they're pretty small. You can place them around the oval as you wish. Can you prevent the oval from rotating and/or sliding with only 2 pegs? You can with 3, of course, I wanna know if it can be done with 2. --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:909270952] in Geometry: ... [t:77030980]...</cite> <quote>You have an oval, it has a center... it can rotate. You have a number of circle pegs, they're pretty small. You can place them around the oval as you wish. Can you prevent the oval from rotating and/or sliding with only 2 pegs? You can with 3, of course, I wanna know if it can be done with 2.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 09/22/18 11:20:41 PM #2:	Preventing it from rotating is easy. Sliding though is a different story. If you didn't say around the oval, and cut put them inside, it is possible, but I believe you need 3 to prevent the oval from sliding at all. --- "did you steal my f***in signature" Helly <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:909271207] in Geometry: ... [t:77030980]...</cite> <quote>Preventing it from rotating is easy. Sliding though is a different story. If you didn't say around the oval, and cut put them inside, it is possible, but I believe you need 3 to prevent the oval from sliding at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 09/22/18 11:23:23 PM #3:	ya, if the pegs could go in the oval you'd only need 1 --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:909271327] in Geometry: ... [t:77030980]...</cite> <quote>ya, if the pegs could go in the oval you'd only need 1</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blaqthourne 09/23/18 1:09:47 AM #4:	Since you used "and/or", yes. --- Montreal Expos (1969-2004) http://www.backloggery.com/Blaqthourne Now playing: Brave Fencer Musashi (PS1) -- started 9/2/2018; <cite>Blaqthourne posted [p:909276070] in Geometry: ... [t:77030980]...</cite> <quote>Since you used "and/or", yes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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