Relatedly, I was horribly confused when I started reading the article because I didn’t understand that the “magic line” wasn’t actually a line in the mathematical sense (lines go on forever, line segments don’t). For me it would have been a lot better to call it a magic (piece of) rope.
Relatedly, I was horribly confused when I started reading the article because I didn’t understand that the “magic line” wasn’t actually a line in the mathematical sense (lines go on forever, line segments don’t). For me it would have been a lot better to call it a magic (piece of) rope.
That’s a great idea, might steal it and update the post! Thanks for the suggestion.