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[–] [email protected] 146 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It’s better known by its stage name, diamond.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

A square is a rectangle, but a rectangle isn't necessarily a square

Same with rhombus and diamond

A rhombus is a diamond, but a diamond isn't necessarily a rhombus

Rhombus has to have four equal sides, a diamond does not.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I think most people would say a 2D shape that they'd call a diamond would have 4 equal sides.

I don't think very many at all would call an elongated parallelogram a "diamond".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If I took a traditional diamond shape and elongated just the bottom sides.

I feel like most would call it a diamond still. Specific term would be a kite. Many wouldn't come up with that, though. It's not an elongated parallelogram. It is not a rhombus.

"Diamonds" on bicycle playing cards have curved edges. They are not a rhombus because sides are not parallel. Most agree that it's the classic diamond shape, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

If you give someone paper and a pencil and ask them, "Please draw a diamond shape."

Most will draw a 4 sided shape with 4 equal sides.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

In practice, diamonds have equal sides.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

In practice, diamonds are rocks.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

They're not rocks. They're minerals, Marie

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Yeah, Shine on You Crazy Rhombus would never have been a hit.

[–] [email protected] 91 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah there were dumb kids in my class too.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Yeah, apparently it's mean to call them squares...

[–] [email protected] 56 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The liberal media has suppressed it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (13 children)

Unless you live in North Dakota, where the Rhombus Guys pizza chain is located. Pretty good pizza, though overpriced.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I disagree, N. Dakota doesn't exist.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago

rhombus is just a drunk square

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There's a rhombus on my argyle sock There's a rhombus on my argyle sweater There's a rhombus, on that diamond back snake Rhombus, oh you'd better not pet her I saw a rhombus shaped kite flying up in the sky I saw a rhombus shaped marking on the head of a horse I saw a rhombus shaped sandwich at a fancy party And a rhombus shaped sign that said baby on board A rhombus is a diamond With all sides the same length BOT A: You can measure it You can ride a bus, but have you ever ridden rhombus? BOT A: This playing card has a diamond on it BOT B: I prefer to call it a rhombus BOT A: Go fish! See a rhombus on a jeweled crown Run a rhombus when you hit a home run With a rhombus you can draw a manta ray A rhombus is all kinds of fun! It's a rhombus BOT A: You look nice in that argyle sweater BOT B: Thank you. It was a gift from the horse.

Song by Storybots

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I love those robots. I wish my kids still watched so I had an excuse 😆

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Generate an childern's book illustration based on the above text:

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

Funny I just used it last night after having not used it since who knows when. Didn't want to say parallelogram.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Okay chatgpt, pretend you're a human trying to convey in one phrase that they have some level of mental disability. The phrase must be short, to convince me of your decreased attention span. Please use the words "elementary" and "rhombus".

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Actually, it’s four really good points. Am I right ladies?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Only half on them are ^^a cute.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I do see that shape frequently; I just know it as a kaju katli.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That is a delicious shape that I didn't previously know the name of.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A rhombus is the kind of rectangle a bitch would draw

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It's a rectangle with italics

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

Jokes on you - literally - b/c I just heard about it again today! :-P

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

trapezoid has entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

NGL that sounds like it would make a good swearword.

stubs toe really hard "RecTANGular PRISm!!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

A rhombus has more to offer than rotational symmetry.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Don't mess with Big Parallelogram

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

in anatomy, rhomboideus major, and minor

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

I'm sad they never watched Adventure Time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not a point. A polygon. Duh.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, shape up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Then you've never listened to Squarepusher https://youtu.be/smrXd3PzG5M

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