I think I worked out most of why The Orb is so special. Mainly because it’s funny, but also largely because it introduces you to a certain type of belief system, which can appear again today if you build up logic and maths or even physics principles.
It’s an ancient belief system people don’t normally use anymore, but that still holds a lot of power. A lot of people would ponder their Orb to try to make informed decisions long in the past, though, before Science.
That’s an interesting question to ponder.
I think I worked out most of why The Orb is so special. Mainly because it’s funny, but also largely because it introduces you to a certain type of belief system, which can appear again today if you build up logic and maths or even physics principles.
It’s an ancient belief system people don’t normally use anymore, but that still holds a lot of power. A lot of people would ponder their Orb to try to make informed decisions long in the past, though, before Science.
My dog’s name is Ponder*, but I don’t think he has a brain cell inside of his head ;)
*Named after a Terry Pratchett Discworld character
If he’s fat, you could call him Ponder, the orb.
Discs are a lot like Orbs you can ponder data structures stored inside of:
https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/circle-theorems.html