'What's that shape called that never ends?'
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'What's that shape called that never ends?'
I got this text off someone asking 'what's that shape called that never ends?' I thought some clever people here might figure out what they were after from this vague description.
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Mobius Strip?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Lots of possibiltes, the most simple of which is circle.
But I wonder if mandelbrot was the one that you were after.
But I wonder if mandelbrot was the one that you were after.
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Nope.Matthew Tassier wrote:Mobius Strip?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
That was my thought too. Stupid text.Ryan Taylor wrote:Nope.Matthew Tassier wrote:Mobius Strip?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Martin Jarvis.
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Möbius StripMatthew Tassier wrote:Mobius Strip?
I'm a probability guru, so please PM or e-mail me if you need some help about probabilities.
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Möbius stripMatthew Tassier wrote:Mobius Strip?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Möbius, actually.Dmitry Goretsky wrote:Möbius StripMatthew Tassier wrote:Mobius Strip?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
I underlined the correct letter öMichael Wallace wrote:Möbius, actually.Dmitry Goretsky wrote:Möbius StripMatthew Tassier wrote:Mobius Strip?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Is it the Klein bottle you're thinking of?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
They said no to Mobius strip cos that is what I thought it was in the first place. Really clueless about this.
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Or cross cap, or umbilic torus, or Klein bottleBen Wilson wrote:Is it the Klein bottle you're thinking of?
Note: if you don't know about some of them, just click on the names of shapes you don't know about
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
ö, actually.Dmitry Goretsky wrote:I underlined the correct letter ö
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Infinity symbol?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Howard's already mentioned that but you could say sphere.Eoin Monaghan wrote:Circle?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Mandelbrot Set was a good suggestion.
Otherwise, fractals in general?
Or a Spirograph?
Tete-a-tete sofa perhaps?
Feel free to add your own accents or other decorative accoutrements.
Otherwise, fractals in general?
Or a Spirograph?
Tete-a-tete sofa perhaps?
Feel free to add your own accents or other decorative accoutrements.
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
TRIANGLE??!!
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
TRIÄÑGLÉDmitry Goretsky wrote:TRIANGLE??!!
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
I don't know, but I did once spend over an hour eating a Muller rice though.
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
Thanks for your help guys. "It could well be a Klein bottle good shout there" - apparently a Klein bottle then. Although this sounded as if they just kind of nodded their head to stop the barrage of endless shapes as you would have thought they'd be more affirmative. Case closed nonetheless.
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???!!! YOU LOSE EVERYTHING. YOU'RE BANNED FOREVER!!!Michael Wallace wrote:TRIÄÑGLÉDmitry Goretsky wrote:TRIANGLE??!!
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
In what sense does a Klein bottle "never end"?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
My friend is special.Charlie Reams wrote:In what sense does a Klein bottle "never end"?
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
He can insert the Klein bottle?Ryan Taylor wrote:My friend is special.Charlie Reams wrote:In what sense does a Klein bottle "never end"?
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Hot.Ryan Taylor wrote:*she
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Kinga and the wine bottleKirk Bevins wrote:Hot.Ryan Taylor wrote:*she
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
I wonder what shagging a Klein vagina would be like.
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Re: 'What's that shape called that never ends?'
I wonder what shagging a vagina would be like.Ian Volante wrote:I wonder what shagging a Klein vagina would be like.
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Quite pleasing for German speakers.Ian Volante wrote:I wonder what shagging a Klein vagina would be like.
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I'm not dead yet. In a rut right now because of stress from work. I'll be back later in S89. I also plan to bring back the Mastergram - if I can find a way to run a timer or clock through pure MediaWiki without having to upload to Vimeo every time.