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What an awful title. It's not like they just discovered a random new shape. There are obviously an infinite number of "shapes". The point is that it's an aperi
by LeoPanthera 4y ago
What an awful title. It's not like they just discovered a random new shape. There are obviously an infinite number of "shapes".
The point is that it's an aperiodic monotile, which (horribly simplified) means that it's a tiling shape that creates a tiling pattern that does not repeat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_problem
- dwb 4y agoIt's a great title. If my job was writing headlines, I would absolutely tack towards "new shape just dropped" rather than some nerd shit, however technically correct it is. You can do the explaining in the actual article.