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First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself

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First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself

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Excellent Reads@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

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First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself | Quanta Magazine

www.quantamagazine.org

After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved.

Crossposted from https://piefed.social/c/science/p/1406456/first-shape-found-that-cant-pass-through-itself

An interesting read about a centuries-old mathematical exploration

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Thank you so much for the explanation. So, not necessarily for a practical reason, but as an exercise.
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  I guess, I have no idea if there’s a practical application

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