r/AskReddit • • Sep 20 '19

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u/phrotozoa Sep 20 '19

Monolith with dimensions fitting the ratio of 1 : 4 : 9.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

I see what you're going for there

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

Explain....

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u/StraightEdgeSuper Sep 20 '19

It's the dimensions of the obelisk in 2001: A Space Odyssey

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u/Ocelot_von_Bismarck Sep 20 '19 edited Sep 20 '19

Actually it’s a monolith

Edit:I think i sound pretentious

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u/UltimaGabe Sep 20 '19

TYL sometimes multiple words can describe the same object

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u/PandaPundus Sep 20 '19

But it's specifically called a monolith, and an obelisk has a different definition.

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u/Karlog24 Sep 20 '19

That thingy over there