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MythMath
04-12-2008, 04:26 AM
I've observed a curious thing involving some
of the geometry pertaining to Abrahadabra...

Designs associated with the following:


Piet Hein (http://www.piethein.com/)

SOMA PUZZLE

http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Emacinnis@ozemail.com.au/scifun/soma_cub.gif


HEX {strategy game}

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/MythMath/HEXboard.jpg
{also independently invented by John Nash} (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forbes_Nash)

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Ernő Rubik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern%C5%91_Rubik)

CUBE

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Rubiks_cube_solved.jpg/180px-Rubiks_cube_solved.jpg


PYRAMINX

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Pyraminx_solved.jpg
{invented by Uwe Meffert} (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Meffert)

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Wacław Sierpiński (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wac%C5%82aw_Sierpi%C5%84ski)

Triangle and Pyramids

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/Sierpinski_Triangle.svg/180px-Sierpinski_Triangle.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Sierpinski_pyramid.png/250px-Sierpinski_pyramid.png


Carpet and Sponge

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Sierpinski_carpet_6.png/243px-Sierpinski_carpet_6.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Menger_sponge_%28IFS%29.jpg/300px-Menger_sponge_%28IFS%29.jpg
{first described by Karl Menger} (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Menger)

fr.novumorganum
04-18-2008, 04:13 PM
take a look at house of leaves too...

MythMath
04-18-2008, 05:46 PM
wow...

thanks...

fr.novumorganum
04-18-2008, 05:50 PM
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410191RD07L._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg