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$begingroup$
This is my first riddle, and if anything should be unclear or two broad, I'd like to apologize for that in advance.
$endgroup$
– HerrSerker
yesterday




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I think this is a play on something around




pi ($pi$) and tau ($tau$) both circle ratios.




I'm his double but he has twice more legs than me




$tau = 2pi$ but $pi$ has twice the number of legs of $tau$.







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I think this is a play on something around




pi ($pi$) and tau ($tau$) both circle ratios.




I'm his double but he has twice more legs than me




$tau = 2pi$ but $pi$ has twice the number of legs of $tau$.







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$begingroup$

I think this is a play on something around




pi ($pi$) and tau ($tau$) both circle ratios.




I'm his double but he has twice more legs than me




$tau = 2pi$ but $pi$ has twice the number of legs of $tau$.







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$begingroup$

I think this is a play on something around




pi ($pi$) and tau ($tau$) both circle ratios.




I'm his double but he has twice more legs than me




$tau = 2pi$ but $pi$ has twice the number of legs of $tau$.







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I think this is a play on something around




pi ($pi$) and tau ($tau$) both circle ratios.




I'm his double but he has twice more legs than me




$tau = 2pi$ but $pi$ has twice the number of legs of $tau$.








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