Sphere vs Torus Debate
Commenters debate whether a featured object or design is a true sphere, torus, donut, dome, or other shape, often questioning why it isn't perfectly spherical or suggesting spheres as superior.
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Why a sphere and not some other shape?
interesting, a kind of sphere with flat surfaces....
One expects spheres to be roughly spherical. These are not.
nah, a circle is daft. an sphere in space is much better. bring in that 3rd dimension!
How's this a donut and not a sphere?
It's not perfectly spherical though.
It's not perfectly spherical, actually.
It is a circle, from a certain point of view.
wait im confused, why a torus and not a sphere?
It's not a sphere. It's a dome.