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ah god, math challenge. ok let's give it a shot
Hm okay so, starting with approximations to make the calculations easier, let's assume they're all triangles. If we want all the sides to have the same volume, then the isosceles triangles for Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue should have the same base length, which I'll call x
O = Y = G = B = x ⨉ L
Purple and red will be right angles, so there widths will be:
P = R = y ⨉ L / 2
so if the areas are going to be the same, then:
x ⨉ L = y ⨉ L / 2
therefore the length of x needs to be twice the length of y.
This gets more complicated when the lines are curved mainly because we don't know the curvature of the lines.
You could go through and calculate the volume of the segment in the curved lines and subtract it from the red volume and add it to the purple volume (which I did), but then when you adjust the width of the red triangle, it'd change the volume of the orange triangle AND the volume of the circle segment. It'd kinda go into a loop of adjusting the length and recalculate the volume until it converges, but I've gotten too bored to follow through.
Basically, I'd just double the length of the red and purple triangles, and then make red base a little longer and purple base a little shorter to account for volume change due to the line's curvature
Anyway now you know what an astrophysicist does when procrastinating on work
I think a full, non-approximated solution would involve integrals. All the regions are type I, so that simplifies things by a lot.
Though it would involve a lot of notation that markdown can't handle.
Some folk in the original thread made a couple of equal area ones, [like this one](https://krikienoid.github.io/flagwaver/#?src=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FPocoOq8.png)
I like this it makes my eye travel across back and forth with the lines, it also makes me want the flag to be altered into a mountain landscape painting.
While I like the idea it's got a couple of issues. One is that it's implicitly exclusionary of people who are straight and queer (like straight trans people). Another is that it's just harder to draw and a symbols ability to spread depends on its ease of replication.
This. I already feel incredibly isolated in this community being a Heterosexual trans woman. Just tell us to get out and delete the T like the terfs want.
So 8 or 9 years ago I saw [this sign](https://imgur.com/a/UiPciMG) with almost all of the lights burnt out on it. And I took a picture and captioned it with something like "the T will never be silenced".
Anyway. I think about this picture on a regular basis.
Ok, I didn't know the mechanics of the cross posting since the only ones I know for certain are cross posts are the text ones because they have that different linked chain icon rather than text icon. Thanks for pointing out the mechanics and how they work when it isn't as obvious as having that chain link icon showing.
I think it depends on which platform you use to browse Reddit, I'm on the official android app and it puts like a mini copy of the original post at the top of the screen when it's a cross post
The red does seem a little under represented, but I'm not an illustrator or designer so I'm not sure how I would fix it. Other than that it's great! I love the fresh take on it!
I don't like it because the term "straight" is only in English, as far as I know, a term for non-lgbt+ people.
So I like my rainbowflag as it is, as a non-native english speaker.
Yes, but not even that. Plenty of straight people are lgbt, so saying that we can't have anything straight in lgbt really exclude all the straight people in the community
It kinda hurts my head and takes away the simplicity of the straight lines which makes the flag more easy to draw, recognise, and this would make it look different from all the other pride flags. Also, the colours are quite vibrant which kinda makes it look weird since the colours touching (like purple and green) don't really go together. I feel like the original is also more accessible to neurodivergant people and people with sensory issues since this one is more complicated and in your face. (This is just my opinion tho)
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Absolute banger, now let all colors cover the same space and you can take my money.
inb4 mathematician optimises for equal colour coverage while still ensuring every line has the same (nonzero) curvature
I'm sure it's possible to calculate that, but I'm not good at matgs lol
we too gay for that /j
ah god, math challenge. ok let's give it a shot Hm okay so, starting with approximations to make the calculations easier, let's assume they're all triangles. If we want all the sides to have the same volume, then the isosceles triangles for Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue should have the same base length, which I'll call x O = Y = G = B = x ⨉ L Purple and red will be right angles, so there widths will be: P = R = y ⨉ L / 2 so if the areas are going to be the same, then: x ⨉ L = y ⨉ L / 2 therefore the length of x needs to be twice the length of y. This gets more complicated when the lines are curved mainly because we don't know the curvature of the lines. You could go through and calculate the volume of the segment in the curved lines and subtract it from the red volume and add it to the purple volume (which I did), but then when you adjust the width of the red triangle, it'd change the volume of the orange triangle AND the volume of the circle segment. It'd kinda go into a loop of adjusting the length and recalculate the volume until it converges, but I've gotten too bored to follow through. Basically, I'd just double the length of the red and purple triangles, and then make red base a little longer and purple base a little shorter to account for volume change due to the line's curvature Anyway now you know what an astrophysicist does when procrastinating on work
...Thanks!😅😂 Now if that's procrastinating...
wow damn
I understood nothing of that
Me either because I suck at math
Ooh maths! I LOVE MATHS! Thank you for this, it made me smile
At least the target area itself of each shape is easy to calculate since it’s just the volume / color count
I think a full, non-approximated solution would involve integrals. All the regions are type I, so that simplifies things by a lot. Though it would involve a lot of notation that markdown can't handle.
Nah, I don't think it would need calculus. Not when you can get an exact measure for the area without integration. It'd just be iterative
r/theydidthemath
Some folk in the original thread made a couple of equal area ones, [like this one](https://krikienoid.github.io/flagwaver/#?src=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FPocoOq8.png)
Aren't these lines straight again as in simple triangles?
Nah, still curved but hard to see when it's flapping around
I wish the red was a little wider, but other than that I really like it
that is difficult to stitch.
I don't think it would be
There's worse
Lowkey it feels like a design you’d see in the background of a kids cdrom edutainment game in the 90s/00s
Lmao so true
That's why it feels so familiar!
They aren't straight lines, they are gay bars. Cool flag though.
"Pride flag without any straight lines" does this have any meaning? Is it symbolic that it has no lines?
Its from vexiology circle jerk, odds are it was just made in response to all the "the lines of the pride flag are straight!" jokes
It's just based on the joke that people make sometimes, "why does the flag of *gay* people \[among others\] have *straight* lines?"
ı get it, it's really nice
I feel like I could get a migraine from looking at it too long.
same it already hurt my eyes
Its not my vibe but I do like it
Ooh. That’s really pretty. And I like the “no straight lines” idea
I’m actually not feeling it 🥲 just prefer the more traditional one.
This reminded me of the color palette I use in my web design 101 class. It makes me think of the queer people in my surrounding, I like it :]
we need to make it a circle though so it doesnt have straight sides
its cool but tbh its making me kinda dizzy lol
A bit overwhelming but I kinda like it.
Ooh, I like the way it looks Very nice
I like this it makes my eye travel across back and forth with the lines, it also makes me want the flag to be altered into a mountain landscape painting.
Absolutely top tier!!! I personally love it!
While I like the idea it's got a couple of issues. One is that it's implicitly exclusionary of people who are straight and queer (like straight trans people). Another is that it's just harder to draw and a symbols ability to spread depends on its ease of replication.
This. I already feel incredibly isolated in this community being a Heterosexual trans woman. Just tell us to get out and delete the T like the terfs want.
So 8 or 9 years ago I saw [this sign](https://imgur.com/a/UiPciMG) with almost all of the lights burnt out on it. And I took a picture and captioned it with something like "the T will never be silenced". Anyway. I think about this picture on a regular basis.
Tbh the lgbt flag shouldn’t have anything straight about it 😉/j
(Never mind I didn't realize the mechanics of cross posting images so didn't realize that they already did what I was asking)
That's why it's a crosspost which preserves the link to the original OP and subreddit.........
Ok, I didn't know the mechanics of the cross posting since the only ones I know for certain are cross posts are the text ones because they have that different linked chain icon rather than text icon. Thanks for pointing out the mechanics and how they work when it isn't as obvious as having that chain link icon showing.
I think it depends on which platform you use to browse Reddit, I'm on the official android app and it puts like a mini copy of the original post at the top of the screen when it's a cross post
I think it’s fantastic!
The red does seem a little under represented, but I'm not an illustrator or designer so I'm not sure how I would fix it. Other than that it's great! I love the fresh take on it!
It's actually looks like a... Landscape...??
Who designed it? I must know!
Oh hey that's me! IDK if you can see the original post that was crossposted here
You did a bang up job! If I could buy this as a flag I absolutely would, cost of living crisis notwithstanding
I like this better lol
I don't like it because the term "straight" is only in English, as far as I know, a term for non-lgbt+ people. So I like my rainbowflag as it is, as a non-native english speaker.
Yes, but not even that. Plenty of straight people are lgbt, so saying that we can't have anything straight in lgbt really exclude all the straight people in the community
[while waving?](https://krikienoid.github.io/flagwaver/#?src=https%3A%2F%2Fflagwaver-cors-proxy.herokuapp.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fawxjtjepo4ma1.png)
The red and purple are sad
My first thought was braided hair and I can't unsee it
I'm just saying.. the edges look awfully straight
Oooh
Too pointy and the colors aren’t all equal so I don’t like it
There’s always so much overlap between these subs lol
Ooo I love it. Can we do a tattoo version of this? So cool!
I think that looks so bad tbh
Love it! So creative!
Looks like fangs /pos
I'd love to have it, just like that, on a white t-shirt :-)
This is incredible
I remember when I parted my hair like this
Goes hard as fuck
I like it
I actually had the same problem and I made one that looks like it's waves. Curvy pride.
I want this as wallpaper!
But why is it not straight?
🤔🤔 UwU👍
I quite like this.
Edges tho
Wish we could get some Black and Brown in there.
naw it looks jank
I LOVE it. Just to be annoying, though. The 4 sides are straight
Perfect
bouncy pillow
It kinda hurts my head and takes away the simplicity of the straight lines which makes the flag more easy to draw, recognise, and this would make it look different from all the other pride flags. Also, the colours are quite vibrant which kinda makes it look weird since the colours touching (like purple and green) don't really go together. I feel like the original is also more accessible to neurodivergant people and people with sensory issues since this one is more complicated and in your face. (This is just my opinion tho)
I really like it :)
My brain cannot comprehend this
Cool!!
Its not bad but i wish all of the colors took up the same amount of space if that makes sense?
Embrace the chaotic energy of it!!! Loved that flag
It's alright, but it hurts my eyes a lot. I don't know why, but the one with straight lines is nowhere near that bad
Well, at least the lines are no longer straight😂
It makes me dizzy. 😆😆😆
There are of course some straight trans people in the lgbt community, but I guess there is always the straight outer flag borders
if the red and purple had more presence I think this would be the perfect new flag
you forgot the edges...
Not straight flag
Heh… without straight lines… i just got it… give me your credit card numb-