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Dreikanter

Okay, so imagine you have a big box of Legos, but instead of all the regular shapes like squares and rectangles, some of them are wacky and have three sides that are different lengths. These weird Legos are called "dreikanter". They look like triangles, but not all the sides are the same length.

Now, imagine you want to build a tower out of these Legos. You could use the regular squares and rectangles to build a sturdy tower, but if you add in some dreikanters, your tower will be even stronger! This is because the different angles and lengths of the dreikanters make them fit together in a way that makes the whole structure more stable.

So basically, dreikanters are just a special kind of Lego that helps make things stronger and more stable. Cool, right?
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