Tessellation refers to a set of geometric tiles that fit together perfectly. They can be very simple, like a checkerboard or subway tiles, or they can be delightfully intricate, like the tessellations of M.C. Escher. The...
https://www.neatorama.com/2026/01/08/Enjoying-and-Understanding-Tessellation-Art/Redditor /u/hjrrockies shares a picture of a page from their copy of the first volume Foundations of Applied Mathematics. It quotes Sauron, a villain from The Lord of the Rings, saying:One Ring to...
https://www.neatorama.com/2026/01/08/Math-Textbook-Quotes-The-Lord-of-the-Rings/Airlines always have trouble getting people to pay attention to the mandatory safety instructions. Unless it's their first flight, passengers have a tendency to zone out. Still, in the event of an emergency, it's crucial...
https://www.neatorama.com/2026/01/08/Philippine-Airlines-New-Safety-Novella-Care-That-Comes-from-the-Heart/In 1966, when Star Trek first graced our TV screens, the writers of the space drama set hundreds of years in the future were free to construct a historical timeline that led to intergalactic travel and the Unite...
https://www.neatorama.com/2026/01/08/What-the-Year-2026-Brings-in-the-iStar-Treki-Universe/Let's say that snow rarely hits your region but it's snowing anyway. You want to go sledding, right? But with no sled, you might have to improvise.Daniel LaBelle is a physical comedian who makes us laugh by risking his s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2026/01/08/Sledding-on-Non-Sled-Like-Objects/Dr. Justin McDaniel teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. One popular class that he teaches is called Existential Despair. In this class, 13 students arrive at his apartment where they are given copies of a short no...
https://www.neatorama.com/2026/01/08/This-Professor-Teaches-a-Class-Called-Existential-Despair-Students-Experience-It-During-the-Class/
