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This reminds me of a short story I read when I was a kid, where a guy discovered a shape with zero sides. I think at the end he made his boss disappear by foldi
by jarin 15y ago
This reminds me of a short story I read when I was a kid, where a guy discovered a shape with zero sides. I think at the end he made his boss disappear by folding him into the shape.
- JadeNB 15y agoThis story is in either "Fantasia Mathematica" or "The Mathematical Magpie", both edited by Clifton Fadiman. I don't have my copies here to check, but a look at the table of contents suggests that it might be "The Hermeneutical Doughnut", by H. Nearing Jr. (Even if it's not, it's worth picking up the books to look; anyone who liked this story is guaranteed to like them.) EDIT: Sorry; on looking closer, it's clearly Gardner's "The No-Sided Professor" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_Mathematica http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_Mathematica).