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minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoOnly when halved along a line of symmetry. A body cut in half at the waist, leaves you with two very different halves despite being the same length/height. Cut in half along the spine though and you could have two equal, yet mirrored, halves. With a long neck like a giraffe, half way down the length between the head+tail, one of those ‘halves’ is going to be much heavier/bulkier.
minus-squarepimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoThen it isn’t a half, because half is a term that has a specific meaning.
Only when halved along a line of symmetry.
A body cut in half at the waist, leaves you with two very different halves despite being the same length/height.
Cut in half along the spine though and you could have two equal, yet mirrored, halves.
With a long neck like a giraffe, half way down the length between the head+tail, one of those ‘halves’ is going to be much heavier/bulkier.
Then it isn’t a half, because half is a term that has a specific meaning.