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[–] y8h8do3a2vg5@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It is not a square cylinder.

A triangular cylinder is right out.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Square cylinders are just cubes. Triangle cylinders are triangular prisms.

I don't see the problem, really. What other shape would a penguin come in?

[–] notabot@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

What other shape would a penguin come in?

They're typically roughly cuboid, though best approximated with rounded corners, and wrapped in a layer of plastic.

I might need a snack.

[–] don@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

What other shape would a penguin come in?

An oloid, the only shape nature has ever intending them to be in.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

But what shall I do once a circular cylinder has been assumed? A cylinder whose cross section takes the shape of a circle?