In Reply to: Red herring. different becuse we expect 'house' in two dimensions for 'sides' Not so for a crystal. posted by Elizabeth on May 9, 2011 at 20:19:00:
Who is in charge of determining what the "roof" of a crystal is?
If you place a crystal on a table lengthwise, would the uppermost facet no longer count as a side because then it would be the top, like a roof, which is not a side?
Then, of course, the bottom facet would no longer be a side because who counts the bottom of a house as a side?
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Then, the pointy faceted sides would become actual sides....but how many sides would they count as?
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- You mean "sides" on a house does not mean the same thing as "facets" on a crystal? - Enophile 09:09:39 05/10/11 (0)