Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Maths and Stats by Email | Pop-up tents and curved origami

Maths and Stats by Email | Pop-up tents and curved origami: "Have you ever noticed the wiggly line on a tennis ball? A group of Belgian scientists was researching buckling and folding of ring shapes. They noticed that many bent rings, from those in pop-up tents to broken bicycle wheels, had similar shapes. They all looked a bit like a line on a tennis ball."

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