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Origami Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

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Uploaded on Jun 22, 2011

Leave your homework in the comments. Extra points for clarity and conciseness!

Special thanks to my peeps at NYU where the idea for this video popped up during discussion.

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  • Chrnan6710

    Chrnan6710 6 months ago

    No. It's obviously 1/2 tau.

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  • marapprech

    marapprech 5 months ago

    the square can not fly and the dolphin can not fly, therefore the the square is a dolphin :)

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  • FLPhotoCatcher

    FLPhotoCatcher 2 days ago

    Nice video!

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  • givingjamaway

    givingjamaway 1 week ago

    i fell asleep

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  • gigahertzish

    gigahertzish 1 week ago

    as long as it's not a dolphin

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  • ArbitraryDoom

    ArbitraryDoom 1 week ago

    any thing can fly....

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  • Mmmmaxman

    Mmmmaxman 2 weeks ago

    Enjoy your flying dolphin my friend

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  • JDog39617

    JDog39617 3 weeks ago

    it is a dolphin

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  • marapprech

    marapprech 3 weeks ago

    aah, nice :)

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  • ScienceBang

    ScienceBang 3 weeks ago

    Well let's use math, Dolphin/Square=1 that is proof

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  • TheMathShaman

    TheMathShaman 3 weeks ago

    I prefer the arbitrary expression 0.5tau

    Because how we say things is more important than what they mean.

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  • McKenzie Mitchell

    McKenzie Mitchell 3 weeks ago

    but if it is an origami square you can unfold it and refold it as a airplane,which flies, therefore the square can fly.

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