Magic Tile
Simon is very fond of the Magic Tile app, a virtual environment where complex and simpler Rubik’s cubes and other shapes can be solved. He loves the Hyperbolic plane: “Infinitely … Continue reading Magic Tile
Tag: geometry
Configurations in a Rubik’s Square
Simon calculating how many configurations are possible in a Rubik’s Square – a flat puzzle he invented, resembling the Rubik’s Cube. He comes to the conclusion that there are only … Continue reading Configurations in a Rubik’s Square
The skyscraper that set things on fire
Inspired by Matt Parker’s video about the uniquely shaped building at 20 Fenchurch Street in London, Simon was very excited to visit this address. In the video below, made on the … Continue reading The skyscraper that set things on fire
Irrationality of Square Roots
Simon has started a little video series about the Irrationality of Square Roots. In Part 0, Simon talks about what square root of 2 is and in Part 1, he … Continue reading Irrationality of Square Roots
Simon’s Spirograph
Simon saw a way to draw epitrochoids (gear rolling outside another gear) and hypotrochoids (gear rolling inside another gear) on VSauce: two equal circles rolling around each other form a … Continue reading Simon’s Spirograph
Plane into Sphere
“Turning a Plane into a Sphere. Topologically it’s impossible I think” . And yesterday in bath: “Mom, these bath bombs deform topologically!”
Maths Jam in May
What a blissful atmosphere at Maths Jam Antwerp yesterday, full of respect, encouragement and acceptance. It’s an international monthly meet-up taking place every second to last Tuesday of the month, … Continue reading Maths Jam in May
4D Solids at our home!
Simon and Neva make a 3D projection of a Hypertetrahedron – one of the regular solids in 4D – using straws. Simon looks up the formula for the center of … Continue reading 4D Solids at our home!
How to “nsect” a line?
Simon’s little textbook on how to bisect and “n-sect” a line, that he wrote himself:
How to draw the Golden Ratio (Phi)
Simon shows how to draw a segment that is Phi times longer than a unit segment. He learned from a video by James Grime how to draw the square root … Continue reading How to draw the Golden Ratio (Phi)
Geeks out of the box 