I just read proofs 1 and 2 and found them interesting, right up until the author said "obviously the resulting shape..." Because, no, it's not obvious, some of us actually have to sit and think a while before we realise that it's the case. And this is My Huge Button about maths, which has grown ever-larger through the years as people have said "but it's obvious that..." about a million different things, none of which have been obvious.
It puts me right off, as evidenced by my immediately clicking away from the page and going to do something more fun instead.
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Date: 2009-02-21 10:52 am (UTC)It puts me right off, as evidenced by my immediately clicking away from the page and going to do something more fun instead.