> Why has the triple come to have such importance? > > What is magic about the number 3? To get wildly philosophical about it, it's because two isn't powerful enough. Three is as simple as possible without being too simple. What can you build out of toys which snap together only at 2 points on each item? You can build a line -- maybe a bent line. What can you build out of toys that snap together at three points? The Eiffel tower, etc. :-) -- sandroReceived on Saturday, 13 November 2004 16:12:25 UTC
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