This 'scutoid' thing is such a lovely illustration of the mathematical incompetence and tastelessness of most science journalists, swarming around press releases like flies around dumpsters.
Man, just websearch 'scutoid' and look at all the shit outlets turning out carbon copies of the same article.
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I can't access the New Scientist article without paying, but "scutoid" reads to me as "shield-shaped", which isn't what I'd use to describe that shape (and I have mucked around a lot with shields).
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I figured that it referred to interlocking shapes resembling a Roman shield wall -- but it doesn't!
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. Banned in Sweden. SubGenius, Zhuangist, white-hat troll. Defrocked mathematician. Brain problems.