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reminds me of disassembling a sphere and reassembling into two spheres. damn topologists.

• RiderOfGiraffes 17y ago
  You're thinking of the Banach-Tarski Theorem, sometimes called a paradox. Mentioned here several times. http://searchyc.com/banach+tarski http://searchyc.com/banach+tarski Same connection was made last time: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=416765 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=416765
  • jcl 17y ago
    The actual article (linked and quoted in the BoingBoing one) goes into the connection in much more depth, pulling quantum mechanics and the Big Bang into the mix: http://forgetomori.com/2009/science/folding-the-yoshimoto-cube-feeding-5000/ http://forgetomori.com/2009/science/folding-the-yoshimoto-cu...
    • RiderOfGiraffes 17y ago
      Interesting. When I get back to a fast connection I'll track that down. Thanks.