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by fraser 3296 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem To figure out how long of a wire to to use when hanging a picture. It was actually a 5 ft wide mirror, so trickier than a normal wall picture.

Lots of geometry in woodworking, figuring out the sequence of cuts, and angle of cuts to get the desired result.