Surfaces of Platonic Solids

Surfaces of Platonic Solids

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8 September 2020 at 09:42 #36053
Michael Gilligan
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8 September 2020 at 09:42 #494653
Michael Gilligan
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This featured on this morning’s News feed : **LINK**

https://www.wired.com/story/mathematicians-report-new-discovery-about-the-dodecahedron/

The embedded video is excellent

It’s good to see a mathematician who can communicate with mere mortals !

MichaelG.
8 September 2020 at 11:17 #494667
ega
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I like a good doughnut and was interested to see that even rational folk like mathematicians get tattoos!

(Did you know it means "return to quarters"?)
8 September 2020 at 11:47 #494673
KWIL
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Watched with avid attention, so good I did not notice how long it was.
8 September 2020 at 12:02 #494679
Martin W
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Thanks for that Michael, thoroughly enjoyed watching it. You wonder why nobody has asked the question before even if they didn't have the wherewithal to solve it.

Cheers

Martin
8 September 2020 at 12:11 #494685
John Haine
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Thanks for the link Michael!
8 September 2020 at 13:19 #494694
OldMetaller
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Posted by ega on 08/09/2020 11:17:20:

I like a good doughnut and was interested to see that even rational folk like mathematicians get tattoos!

(Did you know it means "return to quarters"?)

Have you been doing the Guardian crossword?! The tattoo/return to quarters thing cropped up as a clue a day or two ago; I didn't know that!

John.
8 September 2020 at 17:04 #494721
ega
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Posted by OldMetaller on 08/09/2020 13:19:13:

Posted by ega on 08/09/2020 11:17:20:

I like a good doughnut and was interested to see that even rational folk like mathematicians get tattoos!

(Did you know it means "return to quarters"?)

Have you been doing the Guardian crossword?! The tattoo/return to quarters thing cropped up as a clue a day or two ago; I didn't know that!

John.

Nor did I until I did the crossword!
8 September 2020 at 19:27 #494753
old mart
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Very interesting, I am not a good enough mathematician to have ever thought of it.
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