Just Playing
Over the past several months Simon has spent many hours per day 100%-ing Baba Is You and studying Baba Is You related content. He also just enjoyed creating his own … Continue reading Just Playing
Category: Magformers
Physics Experiments: Simon builds a Periscope
How does a periscope work? How does light travel through a periscope? How can you make a periscope yourself? Simon answers these questions in the video: Also tried to trace … Continue reading Physics Experiments: Simon builds a Periscope
The Sky Track
Simon got a belated birthday present from his Russian grandparents, something he had dreamed about for months: the Magformers Sky Track set, sort of a monorail that allows Simon the … Continue reading The Sky Track
From Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids
Simon explains how to to turn Platonic Solids into Archimedean Solids, using truncation and rectification. Simon explains how to convert Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids and builds a Rhombicosidodecahedron … Continue reading From Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids
Playing with light and mirrors
Its Highness Magformers S.T.E.A.M. Master Set, Simon’s long aspired gift for Sinterklaas (the biggest holiday of the year for the Dutch) and what he built with it. The set mainly … Continue reading Playing with light and mirrors
Sphere Morphing in Processing
Simon is trying to write a program for Sphere Morphing in Processing, first making a test code in p5.js (available here: https://alpha.editor.p5js.org/simontiger/sketches/S1zcwevkz) In the video below, Simon is explaining the … Continue reading Sphere Morphing in Processing
Shadow of a 4D object
Simon built “the shadow of a 4D object” during math class, inspired by the Royal Institution’s video Four Dimensional Maths: Things to See and Hear in the Fourth Dimension with Matt … Continue reading Shadow of a 4D object
Magformers Pythagoras set
Simon pulled out his old Magformers Pythagoras set and this time around, he really nailed all the tasks independently. The set offers a variety of puzzles to “prove” the Pythagorean … Continue reading Magformers Pythagoras set
The Magformers saga continued
Oops, the Magformers are back in our life. I thought that Simon was over Magformers (which he built with excessively when he was six), but he has picked them up … Continue reading The Magformers saga continued
Automatic Magformers Table
Magformers (magnetic building sets involving maths) used to be Simon’s greatest passion when he was six (just a year ago!) and this week he has been travelling in time to … Continue reading Automatic Magformers Table
Simon’s Rhombi Numberline
Simon has made a system that explains how to construct bigger 3D-objects using smaller ones. For example, in the first video he constructs Cuboctahedron using: cube (6 squares) octahedron (8 … Continue reading Simon’s Rhombi Numberline
Geeks out of the box 