Markus Becker wrote:
> 
> Remco de Korte wrote:
> >
> > Is that so? I'm willing to believe it, but I wonder if there's some way to prove
> > that or make it acceptable for a mathematician (which I'm most definitely not).
> 
> Yes, this _is_ so. It is mathematically proven. A simplified (and short)
> explanation is that you can only tile certain surfaces with certain
> patches.
> The certain surface bein the spere and the patches being triangles,
> pentagons
> ans so on for the sphere surface.
> If you have access to Scientific American, you should be able to find
> articles about it.
> 
> For some reading, look here:
> http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~brought/Epubs/REU/Wabash.html
> 
> Markus

Aha! Thanks! This means I won't have to feel frustrated because I can't solve
this little problem.

CU!

Remco

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