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Math question: Why is the manhole cover for the sewer round instead of other shapes?
Because the line segments (diameters) passing through the center of the circle are all equal.

If you use a square cover, let its side length be a and its diagonal length be √2a, then if you put the cover vertically along its diagonal, it will fall down, but this will not happen on a circle.