Cut any of the loops of strings below and the whole chain comes apart.
You will find many of these kinds of puzzles in my book “Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes” .
Elementary 4-manifold topology
Thébault’s theorem
If you place squares on the sides of any parallelogram, their centers will always form a square.
Geometric Illusion: Vertigo Pattern
Do you feel queasy when you look at this wallpaper? Though they appear to be sloped, the columns of stacked white and black patterns are perfectly straight and PARALLEL to each other.
Interested in my optical illusions? Feel free to visit my author page.
Coxeter Disc
Infinite flavor in a finite fruit pastry space!
Further reading: http://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/feature-column/fcarc-circle-limit
Infinite Pythagorean Triplets
Consider the following simple progression of whole and fractional numbers (with odd denominators):
1 1/3, 2 2/5, 3 3/7, 4 4/9, 5 5/11, 6 6/13, 7 7/15, 8 8/17, 9 9/19, …
Any term of this progression can produce a Pythagorean triplet, for instance:
4 4/9 = 40/9; the numbers 40 and 9 are the sides of a right triangle, and the hypotenuse is one greater than the largest side (40 + 1 = 41).
Golden Ratio (And Its Inverse) In Yin Yang
The philosophy of the Yin Yang is depicted by the the “taichi symbol” (taijitu). In fact, Yin Yang is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary,
Curiously enough, in the taichi symbol are hidden the golden ratio and its reverse. As shown in the picture. Continue reading “Golden Ratio (And Its Inverse) In Yin Yang”
A curious right triangle
The sides of a pentagon, hexagon, and decagon, inscribed in congruent circles, form a right triangle.
Humor: Apple Pi
The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean Inequality
A visual intuitive proof that √ab cannot be larger than (a+b)/2, where a, b ∈ R*+
When a plane intersects a dodecahedron
A cross-section of the dodecahedron can be an equilateral triangle, a square, a regular pentagon, a regular hexagon (two ways), or a regular decagon.
