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1 Oct 2024 15:21:22 EDT (-0400)
  Re: 7-'sided' Mobius-ring  
From: Zeger Knaepen
Date: 12 Aug 2000 05:07:35
Message: <399513d7$1@news.povray.org>
> Yes, I'm sure :-)
OK, if you say so :-)

> For example, if a 7-sided strip twists by 1/7 of 360 degrees every time
> around (as your does it looks like), it will go from row 1 to row 2 to row
3
Mine twists 2/7 of 360 degrees, but I don't think that's really important,
is it?
It still has one side, right?
(Please! :-)

> and so on back around to 1, giving a sequence of 1234567. If it twists 2/7
> of 360, it has a pattern of 1357246. You can easily figure out the other
> sequences if you like.
Ah, that's a 'right'-answer... isn't it? :-)

> Now, with a six-sided one, you can rotate it 60 degrees every revolution
> which yields 123456, or 120, which gives two sides: 135 & 246, or 180,
which
> gives 14 & 25 & 36...
> The key is, does the numerator, or the modulo of the numerator and the
> denominator, divide into the number of sides of the cross-section.
interesting...

Really!

ZK
http://www.povplace.be.tf


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