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Paper torus with Villarceau circles

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Brent

I made another thing! This is a torus, made from 24 crescent-shaped pieces of paper with slots cut into them so they interlock with each other. I followed these instructions on cutoutfoldup.com. There is also a template with some ideas … Continue reading →

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A new way to read (and print) double-sided paper

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Brent

Continuing with the theme of reading stacks of paper (see my previous two posts, I have had a marvellous idea (at least I think so; I will let you judge for yourself). Let me take you through my thought process, … Continue reading →

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Reading double- and triple-sided paper

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Brent

In the comments on my previous post there are some nice suggested algorithms for reading a stack of double-sided sheets of paper. The key seems to be that you need to keep track of a distinguished edge of the stack. … Continue reading →

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John Conway’s algorithms for counting stairs and reading double-sided paper?

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Brent

This past week I started reading Siobhan Roberts’s new biography of John Conway, Genius at Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway. I’m enjoying it so far. I’ll have more to say about it later, once I finish it, … Continue reading →

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