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Title: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: Tanya on June 06, 2013, 11:28:46 PM before watching this! Such an amazing project! I am absolutely fascinated with this and find it all rather intriguing!! Enjoy! ;D
http://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_wertheim_crochets_the_coral_reef.html (http://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_wertheim_crochets_the_coral_reef.html) Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: andoy on June 07, 2013, 09:35:56 AM my soaps are Euclidean model... I still haven't figured out to do them to represent hyperbolic model :mwaha:
Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: andoy on June 07, 2013, 09:50:38 AM by the way with the example of dot and parallel line. Shouldn't the answer be infinite instead of one for Euclidean space. Which does work on 3 dimensional model also or am I being pedantic!
Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: Denice on June 07, 2013, 11:04:55 AM OK, So Tanya - I read your post and thought to myself 'oh, this sounds interesting'
so, before clicking on the link, I read Andoy comments and thought to myself 'ok, maybe my brain is much to tired for this' :mwaha: I shall have a wee look later (am at work just now) when I can watch without interruptions! Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: Eire on June 07, 2013, 01:11:37 PM Same here, Denice. Interesting till Andoy put me right off. Can't be bothered with google translate. :mwaha:
Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: Denice on June 07, 2013, 06:39:25 PM Just watched - WOW!
Crochet will never seem the same again - I didn't realise I was so clever when I crocheted ;D Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: andoy on June 07, 2013, 06:56:18 PM I seem to have that effect on people... I put them right off ::)
Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: Denice on June 07, 2013, 10:54:12 PM I seem to have that effect on people... I put them right off ::) Just so long as you don't feel all hurt and rejected I think if I'd watched it this morning I'd have got lost within 2secs :mwaha: Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: EJ on June 10, 2013, 11:52:40 AM Interesting - but I can't agree that the crocheters have been the first to demonstrate a model of hyperbolic space 'cos I remember our art master telling us in an A level History of Architecture lesson that electricity cooling towers are an example of hyperbolic paraboloid (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hyperbolic+paraboloid&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=2K61Ue2LN8-p0AWs9IG4CA&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQsAQ&biw=1040&bih=866), imagine a circle of vertical poles and give them a twist (like some "hand tied" bouquets or free-standing bunches of corn (wheat usually).
Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: Denice on June 10, 2013, 04:50:08 PM Quote I can't agree that the crocheters have been the first to demonstrate a model of hyperbolic space 'cos I remember our art master telling us in an A level History of Architecture lesson that electricity cooling towers are an example of hyperbolic paraboloid, imagine a circle of vertical poles and give them a twist (like some "hand tied" bouquets or free-standing bunches of corn (wheat usually) Now that's just showing off your superior knowledge EJ ;) Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: EJ on June 10, 2013, 11:44:55 PM Quote I can't agree that the crocheters have been the first to demonstrate a model of hyperbolic space 'cos I remember our art master telling us in an A level History of Architecture lesson that electricity cooling towers are an example of hyperbolic paraboloid, imagine a circle of vertical poles and give them a twist (like some "hand tied" bouquets or free-standing bunches of corn (wheat usually) Now that's just showing off your superior knowledge EJ Come to think of it I have a couple of long skirts which, if I were able to spin fast enough, open to more than circular and so are "hyperbolic models". Therefore these "experts" who couldn't think of how to make a model demonstrating hyperbolic space must have been men! Think RaRa skirts, Cheerleaders' and skaters' skirts. Nevertheless these reefs are delightful projects, I wish there was one close by (I could use up a few odd remnants of yarns). Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: Tanya on June 10, 2013, 11:52:49 PM I believe you can join in on the project! They are accepting crocheted reefs from all around the world.
Fascinating altogether I think. Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: Lindy on June 11, 2013, 06:53:21 AM Wow - that really is fascinating.
Title: Re: Make sure you are WIDE awake...... Post by: bambi on June 17, 2013, 01:57:24 PM very interesting ... thank you for sharing !
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