Hi @neiltyson Hexagons work too, but if you allow for other sorts of tilings, there are tons! The Alhambra castle in Spain has many of them.
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos what a God damned nerd
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@neiltyson How about hexagons?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos Rectangles aren't regular.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos If you want to tile an area with other regular shapes then you need to curve the area. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos also hexagons -
@meshach@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos Hexagon = 6 triangles :) -
@MichaelaJulia@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos One can be constructed from the other but they are =/= eg see wallpaper groups :)
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos Rectangles! All squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Hi Dr. Tyson! I'm a massive fan and I'm here at the Hayden Planetarium. Are you here, too?
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos Do hexagons not count? Isn't that what a honeycomb is? >.>Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos can't you do pentagons as well?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos okay, who hacked his account?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos hexagons can tile areas with no remaining gaps tooThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@JohnAllenPaulos uh are you forgetting hexagonal grids?? bees have been using them foreverThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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