1969912 0 #1 October 2, 2012 This is kinda cool (SFW): http://www.wimp.com/mindhexaflexagons/ "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #2 October 2, 2012 QuoteThis is kinda cool (SFW): http://www.wimp.com/mindhexaflexagons/ I adore Vi Hart. All her stuff is awesome.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,635 #3 October 2, 2012 They date back to 1939. Martin Gardner popularized them in Scientific American back in the 1960s. My high school math class made them in 1962. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexagon... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #4 October 2, 2012 QuoteThey date back to 1939. Martin Gardner popularized them in Scientific American back in the 1960s. My high school math class made them in 1962. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexagon Yes, but Vi Hart is a poet.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #5 October 2, 2012 QuoteQuoteThis is kinda cool (SFW): http://www.wimp.com/mindhexaflexagons/ I adore Vi Hart. All her stuff is awesome. I'm hip.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #6 October 3, 2012 http://vihart.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,635 #7 October 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteThey date back to 1939. Martin Gardner popularized them in Scientific American back in the 1960s. My high school math class made them in 1962. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexagon Yes, but Vi Hart is a poet. Typical liberal arts major: late to the party.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #8 October 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteThey date back to 1939. Martin Gardner popularized them in Scientific American back in the 1960s. My high school math class made them in 1962. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexagon Yes, but Vi Hart is a poet. Typical liberal arts major: late to the party. Actually, she was a math major...turned poet after the fact in her explanations of mathematics on YouTube. She's now part of the math section of Kahn Academy, so has a wider audience than most math professors you can name. I have a boat load of respect for what she's doing; making math cool. That's exactly the sort of thing we really do need.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pontiacgtp00 0 #9 October 3, 2012 Meh she sounds like she has an oversized retainer in her mouth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #10 October 3, 2012 QuoteMeh she sounds like she has an oversized retainer in her mouth. (In my Stephen A. Smith voice) That is Blasphemous...Blasphemous! You should be stripped, hung and shot...Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #11 October 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteThey date back to 1939. Martin Gardner popularized them in Scientific American back in the 1960s. My high school math class made them in 1962. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexagon Yes, but Vi Hart is a poet. Typical liberal arts major: late to the party. Certainly more fashionable...Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #12 October 3, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteThey date back to 1939. Martin Gardner popularized them in Scientific American back in the 1960s. My high school math class made them in 1962. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexagon Yes, but Vi Hart is a poet. Typical liberal arts major: late to the party. Actually, she was a math major...turned poet after the fact in her explanations of mathematics on YouTube. She's now part of the math section of Kahn Academy, so has a wider audience than most math professors you can name. I have a boat load of respect for what she's doing; making math cool. That's exactly the sort of thing we really do need. Yep. Making math cool (and fun). "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
