I Bet You Never Heard Of The Eisenstein Triples

I Bet You Never Heard Of The Eisenstein Triples
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The mathematical plot twist nobody asked for! While Pythagorean triples give us those satisfying 90° angles (3²+4²=5² and 5²+12²=13²), the "Eisenstein triples" throw in chaotic 120° and 60° angles that would make Pythagoras weep into his abacus. The best part? Eisenstein triples don't actually exist in mathematics—they're completely made up, just like my confidence when someone asks me to calculate a tip without a calculator. It's the mathematical equivalent of saying "I know a shortcut" and then getting hopelessly lost.

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