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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

3D triangle

Behold! The pyramids:

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Diogenes bursts into the lecture hall, holding up one of these

"BEHOLD, A PYRAMID!"

[–] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I truly believe that the 3D Doritos were the dream of the Egyptians. We have since achieved their vision.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What’s kind of sad is the Sumerian invention of writing was as much about enforcing debt, taxation, property, and thereby creating a strong heirarchical upper class that wouldn’t have been possible in stateless systems.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Writing was independently invented 5 different times.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Not Brahma?