Bluefly wrote:Dr Stereo,
Why are so many things square? i.e. TV's, bread, tissues, paper, cheese, computers, windows, boxes?
For two reasons...
Reason 1
psychology of symmetry:
The human mind finds things that are symmetrical more appealing... This is why lopsided people are not attractive...
Reason 2
3 Dimensional Storage sizes:
A square or rectanglular shaped box can store more than any other shape, since an equalateral triangle of the same height and width can only contain a third of a square and a elipse can only contain a fraction of a rectangular box (X*Y*Z - 4/3 PI * width axis radius * length axis radius * height axis radius) . The same applies for any other polygon (althought the calculations would be much more complex).... Hence, the rectangle or square is the most efficient storage size possible.