Math Monday: Gyrangle

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Math Monday: Gyrangle

By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics

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As announced a few weeks ago in this column, I made a large mathematical artwork at a public “sculpture barn-raising” on the National Mall in Washington DC last weekend.  Hundreds of people helped me screw together these 490 laser-cut triangles into this structure which illustrates a discretization of the gyroid surface.

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Photos and a detailed description of its making are online here.

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2 thoughts on “Math Monday: Gyrangle

  1. jim says:

    “discretization of the gyroid surface” whatchootalkinbout willis?

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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