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the shape that rolls in one direction and refuses to apologize for it
means A three-dimensional shape with two parallel circular ends joined by a curved surface — think of a can, a pipe, or a rolling pin.
from From Greek 'kylindros,' meaning 'a roll' or 'roller,' built on the verb 'kylindein,' to roll. It traveled through Latin 'cylindrus' before reaching English, carrying its rolling sense the whole way — the word itself never stops moving.
- engine count
- most cars hide four to eight inside
- perfect can
- minimizes metal for maximum volume
- pisa problem
- a tower is just a leaning cylinder
- sound machine
- every drum and pipe is one singing
for instance
cylinder seal — mesopotamian artifact from 3500 bce, rolled to create impressions in clay
cylinder phonograph — edison's 1877 invention, first device to record and reproduce sound