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0 pointsc2497098mo ago0 comments

not explicitly, but the implication is strong. otherwise the cube would be almost any size

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jerf8mo ago

Just for fun, the maximum sized cube you could make with a single layer of them facing flat and then entirely hollow on the inside would be about 41 meters or so on a side. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=sqrt%28%28area+of+a+uni...

stavros8mo ago

I can't argue with the math, but intuitively that just seems really small? It means that you can lay down 166,000 $1 bills on the floor of a very small flat?

kaffekaka8mo ago

The square side would be 41 m meaning ~1600 square meters per face, if I read correctly. So quite a large flat.

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dogecoinbase8mo ago

41 meters is the height of a 13-story building.

padjo8mo ago

A flat with very high ceilings?

Edit: even still 41x41 floorspace is a very large flat.

florbnit8mo ago

The cube is “almost any size” it’s literally overshooting by 50%

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