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What the FVCK is calculus? (infosec.pub)

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[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Roman engineer is called to assist some locals in the province wo are having some trouble with digging a tunnel for an aquaeduct

Finds they already started digging from both ends, noting unusual to him, proceeds to measure the unfinished tunnels anyway

Finds that the combined length of both ends is significantly longer than the width of the mountain

Writes a tirade filled letter home, complaining about the provincials being a bunch of stupid barbarians who don't even know how to dig a tunnel from both ends and actually meet in the middle

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Soo did the resulting aqueduct end up with a jog in the middle and a couple dead ends? Where was this?

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I don't know, but apparently the engineer's letter has been preserved, or at least the part where he complains about the locals' incompetence.