A Problem Squared 069 = Tiling Planes and Driving Planes
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Sep 25, 2023 Topics discussed: optimal math-based pattern for decorating a home, flying a plane on the autobahn, art installation symbolizing time, organizing a game of hide and seek in a park, math-themed home decorations, non-repeating tiling patterns, mathematician decorations, applying wings to a car, counting dice in a jar.
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Zeitpyramide Art Installation
- Matt Parker attended the installation of the fourth block of the Zeitpyramide art project in Germany.
- This pyramid will have 120 blocks installed over 1200 years.
Fencepost Error in Art
- The Zeitpyramide project made a fencepost error, miscalculating the number of blocks needed.
- It will finish 10 years too early due to starting with a "zeroth" block.
Hide-and-Seek in the Park
- Beck Hill organized a large game of hide-and-seek in a park.
- Howard Reed's daughter Mabel hid in plain sight by reading a book on the grass.