document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193020>Question 1193020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you explain why a three-legged stool is often more steady than a four-legged one? If you have a four-legged, is it possible that all four legs might touch the floor at the same time? Is this true for a three-legged stool? Relate this to geometric situations involving three points and a plane and four points and a plane.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #824960 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52777)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=824960\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is even more interesting (and strange ?), despite to considerations of this post, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 4-legged chairs are more prevalent than three-legged . . . Can you explain, why it is so ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, I am almost sure that you seat on 4-legged chair when writing your posts . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you verify it ? - - - and if it is so, could you explain it ?\r<BR>\n" );
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