Tag: Square

Square Pizza Was the Pinnacle of Grade-School Lunch

Growing up in Northern California during the early 80s was cool. We had warm weather during the summer, plenty of sunshine, and nearby outdoor things to do all year. We had some of the best memories, growing up. We also had the best cafeteria pizza in the world. At least in our opinion. Not th...

Chi Square Test ??? Intuition, Examples, and Step-by-Step Calculation

You’ve probably heard of the term “Chi square test” at least once in your life if you have ever studied for the SAT, or worked in some science-related field. Chi-square test is used a lot in corporations, especially when making decisions involving, for instance, medical, product de...

How to cut a square into 3rds

Introduction So I was with my friend the other day coming home from the city, and on the way we bought some chocolate. We were discussing how to divide the chocolate up such that we get exactly 1/3 of it without needing to measure, for the entire ride back… now why would anyone care so muc...

Two Proofs of the Irrationality of the Square Root of 2

The Pythagorean theorem states that the square constructed on the hypotenuse of a right triangle (side c of the triangle in the following image) equals the sum of the squares constructed on the legs (sides a and b in the image). From this identity, it follows that ...

Why are square numbers so odd?

In fact if we look clearly at the diagram, we notice that whenever we want to make a bigger square, we will add the same odd number (colored in blue or green) to the previous square with the 2 little squares in the corner (colored in red), which means we add a consecutive odd number to the previous ...

How to Solve this Square-Circle-Square Problem

The yellow line in the picture intersects with the top left corners of both squares and the center of the circle (and the bottom right corners of both squares). The length of the continuous (non-dotted) line segment is 1. What is the area of the inner (blue) square? You may be surprised to fin...

Are we tired of Taylor Swift yet?

Taylor Swift has influenced every square inch of media, including social media pages, major news outlets, and sports games. Like many others, I’m forced to hear about her latest escapades when I don’t care to. She is undoubtedly someone who some Black folks have invited to the ...

The Man Who Defied 20,000 Nazis at Madison Square Garden

The date is February 20, 1939, George Washington’s birthday. The stage is set up in the enclosed arena of Madison Square Garden, New York, for an uncanny gathering announced as an Honor America Rally¹ and a Mass Demonstration for True Americanism. A rigid guard in makeshift a...

Sun Square Pluto in the Natal Chart

Let’s cut to the chase and start with the “challenging” part of this aspect in the natal chart. This placement is rough (extra rough if you’re a 5th house Sun). You’ll spend a good part of your life hiding. Hiding your self. Hiding your art. Hiding your creati...