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[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 147 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

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".

[-] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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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[-] dudinax@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

In practice, diamonds have equal sides.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 17 points 1 year ago

In practice, diamonds are rocks.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

💎 what I'm thinking

♦️what I imagine is meant by diamond here

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[-] fat_stig@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

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

[-] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 94 points 1 year ago

Yeah there were dumb kids in my class too.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

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

[-] SpicyAnt@mander.xyz 57 points 1 year ago
[-] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

The liberal media has suppressed it.

[-] Signtist@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

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

I disagree, N. Dakota doesn't exist.

Good pizza in North Dakota?

Chicago, New York, and Detroit have entered the chat

[-] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like how these cities are convinced that nobody else anywhere in the world has figured out how to put dough, cheese, and marinara sauce together in the proper ratio.

I have had pizza in Chicago and New York and it was good, but there is good pizza everywhere I have lived in the US. As long as its a local place its normally pretty good. It's not that difficult to get right.

[-] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've also had bad pizza in both Chicago and New York. There's a lot of idiots dying on that hill.

Edit: a word

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

New Haven CT, best pizza fight me

I’d rather eat the pizza.

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I love Pizza Hut. Please don't kill me.

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[-] danielf@aussie.zone 22 points 1 year ago

rhombus is just a drunk square

[-] ExaptationStation@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

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

[-] jdf038@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Toldry@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] Skates@feddit.nl 19 points 1 year ago

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".

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

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

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

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

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Only half on them are ^^a cute.

[-] GoTeamBoobies@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

A rhombus is the kind of rectangle a bitch would draw

[-] Goblin_Mode@ttrpg.network 11 points 1 year ago

It's a rectangle with italics

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[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 12 points 1 year ago

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

[-] justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

trapezoid has entered the chat

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

NGL that sounds like it would make a good swearword.

stubs toe really hard "RecTANGular PRISm!!"

A rhombus has more to offer than rotational symmetry.

Don't mess with Big Parallelogram

[-] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

I'm sad they never watched Adventure Time.

[-] ForestOrca@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

in anatomy, rhomboideus major, and minor

[-] stanka@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Not a point. A polygon. Duh.

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