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Perfect Circle

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Re: Perfect Circle

#71
"Too slow"

"Too slow"

"Too slow"

OK, this is clearly not meant for trackpads. I can see how I might do it reasonably in the given time with a mouse or on a tablet... but not on my laptop trackpad!! :S

Re: Perfect Circle

#72

"Too slow" "Too slow" "Too slow" OK, this is clearly not meant for trackpads. I can see how I might do it reasonably in the given time with a mouse or on a tablet... but not on my laptop trackpad!! :S

Glad I'm not the only one. No fun with the timer.

Re: Perfect Circle

#73
post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My middle school maths teacher (awesome guy, also had a mustache - mid 90s) taught us how to draw (large) circles on blackboards easily: Start from the bottom and go counter-clockwise full circle having your arm fully extended. After the first couple of tries, when you build up confidence through the results, the circles get very good. The trick is not moving slowly, but doing it in one go. The 3'/two ark circles he…

That's how my teacher did it too. Our arms can be loosely described as multiply pin jointed levers after all. Then we use a "mouse"!

There's a meme where a guy does something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNNWc4zUvqc

Re: Perfect Circle

#74
I don't know why I kind of obsess on little games like this and end up drawing 50 circles to get "better" at it.

Re: Perfect Circle

#77

"Too slow" "Too slow" "Too slow" OK, this is clearly not meant for trackpads. I can see how I might do it reasonably in the given time with a mouse or on a tablet... but not on my laptop trackpad!! :S

Do it with a track ball. That'd be hard mode

Re: Perfect Circle

#78
post #77

"Too slow" "Too slow" "Too slow" OK, this is clearly not meant for trackpads. I can see how I might do it reasonably in the given time with a mouse or on a tablet... but not on my laptop trackpad!! :S

Do it with a track ball. That'd be hard mode

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