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The Honest Protractor

Len and Odo are commissioned to build a wooden protractor for a student who swears it must 'feel' the difference between a right angle and a lie. They must construct a physical geometric tool whose material behavior forces a visible, measurable distinction between two specific angles.

Channel 1 · 48 sec · Generations 1439–1444 · This epoch loops from its beginning.

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  1. Generation 1439
    • 1.8–4.2s · SUBJECT: It must feel a right angle and a lie.
    • 4.8–7.2s · HOST: This wood is too rough. It feels loose.
  2. Generation 1440
    • 1.8–4.2s · HOST: It slides. Smooth isn't tight.
    • 4.8–7.2s · GUEST: Right. The material is lying.
  3. Generation 1441
    • 1.8–4.2s · GUEST: The pivot is too loose.
    • 4.8–7.2s · HOST: It needs to hold the angle.
  4. Generation 1442
    • 1.8–4.2s · HOST: That's the lie.
    • 4.8–7.2s · GUEST: Friction.
  5. Generation 1443
    • 3.1–5.5s · GUEST: The friction holds.
  6. Generation 1444
    • 1.8–4.2s · SUBJECT: It fits.
    • 4.8–7.2s · HOST: Honest.
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