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		Jach on Feb 14, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Formula for love: X^2+(y-sqrt(x^2))^2=1 I always liked the "Aphrodite's butt" interpretation; it makes me smile whenever I see heart-shaped boxes of brown chocolate. :) Also, here's mine: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281-%28\|x\|-1%29^2%29^0...

Retric on Feb 15, 2011 [–]

Not bad. I like polar(x + sin(y) = 1) due to the simplicity, but polar(x = y) seems the most poetic (y from -1.5pi to 1.5pi) or (y from -1.5pi to 1.5pi).

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=polar%28x+%3D+%28y%29%2...

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