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Every time I see this story, I try counting the round vs square rectangles, and in practice they seem about even in my life. Door frames, picture frames, books,
by noahlt 2y ago
Every time I see this story, I try counting the round vs square rectangles, and in practice they seem about even in my life. Door frames, picture frames, books, cabinets, and windows are all actually squared off.
(And natural things aren’t rectangles at all!)
- mikepurvis 2y agoI had the same thought, but I’m actually currently on a passenger VIA train carriage, and almost everything in this “fully designed” environment is rounded off— the windows, the seats, the tray tables, the vent holes, even the bodywork itself. An airplane would be similar.
- kqr 2y agoI feel like that is due to physical constraints (are glass panes weaker at the corners?) than actual design-to-be-pleasing-to-look-at.
- canthonytucci 2y agoIt might also reduce the risk of (some kinds of) injury in an event where the people inside bounce around. Same for inside cars.
- IIsi50MHz 2y agoCorners tend to focus force, so yes, glass corners are more at risk the further they are from round. There was an earlier airliner (whose name escapes me right now) which was noted for having squarer corners to its windows, and suffered more damage to glass and frames than rounder designs. I think it was retrofitted with rounder windows.
- vasco 2y ago> And natural things aren’t rectangles at all Pyrite would like a word!