Editing Geometry

{{comic
	| number    = 4867
	| date      = April 19, 2018
	| title     = geometry
	| image     = 1524150658-20170419 (1).png
	| votey     = 1524150674-20170419after (1).png
	| titletext = You can also just use an infinite quantity of compasses as on-off switches.
}}
==Explanation==
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==Transcript==
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:Mathematicians supposedly proved you couldnt back in 1882
:Imagine your compass and straightedge.
:They were wrong
:First, you put a pencil on one end of the compass and an eraser on the other
:Second you designate any number of tiny boxes on your straightedge. Using the compass, you can draw or erase symbols on the straightedge.
:And what's that called?
:So, now we can rephrase the problem: Using only a computer, can you construct a square with the same area as a given circle?
:A turing machine
:Using this general method, we can unlock all compass and straightedge" problems/
:Accidentally or strategically2 are you missing the point
:I'm mosting
==Votey Transcript==
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:(That slapping sound you hear is Scott Aaronson reading this and thrusting his palm against his face.)
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