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> I'd vote for a hexagon, since if you stack a bunch of circles, that's the shape you get I can't imagine that, do you have a link to explain it or is it a jok
by williamdclt 7y ago
> I'd vote for a hexagon, since if you stack a bunch of circles, that's the shape you get
I can't imagine that, do you have a link to explain it or is it a joke?
- arbitrage 7y agoHere you go! This explains it well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-packing_of_equal_spheres https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-packing_of_equal_spheres Imagine stacking marbles. They'll naturally fall into a hexagonal pattern as the most likely way of naturally stacking.
- alanbernstein 7y ago"pack" might have been a more appropriate term than "stack". Tightly packed circles (in 2d) form a hex grid. More relevant, though, might be the shapes you get when packing spheres: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombic_dodecahedral_honeycomb https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombic_dodecahedral_honeyco...