Dutch
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Not to mention he's using geometry and geometers use radians, not degrees unless there's a good and stated reason for doing so. Mid-schoolers learning basic Plane Geometry I (2D geometry, not N-dimension hyperspace geometry requiring a keen understanding of differential geometry - a form of math that Einstein had to go back to school to learn before completing his thesis on General Relativity) start out using degrees. Why radians instead of degrees? It's simple. Radians is a dimensionless number - a simple ratio. Oh...and it's another "magic" irrational number in its own right that is found everywhere in nature, just like Phi and Pi.
actually, its based on earthdays
