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#318 - Physics & Philosophy

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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What if I Could Trisect an Angle With Straight Edge and Compass?

It is provable that in Euclidean geometry, one thing you cannot do is trisect an angle with just a straight edge and compass. In everyday life, you're really only interested in things that are at least physically possible. But if you want to play the game of what if, it's not hard to figure out the rules of the game.

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