I do a lot of design work for 3D printing (see also: the MakerBot category on this blog). For some reason, I keep finding myself repeatedly doing a lot of math related to hexagons and the triangles that compose them. The first few times, I did the trigonometry by hand. Over time, I offloaded that to Google … Continue reading Hex math cheat sheet
Tag: math
On accurately measuring 2oz
I ran into an unexpected surprise when using labware to measure mixed drinks.
Designing a fair 3-sided coin
The board game Betrayal at House on the Hill uses “3-sided dice.” A friend dropped a reference to a “3-sided coin.” I thought I’d try mathing out the dimensions on my own.
Calca: the notepad calculator
For years, I’ve been searching for a good free-form symbolic calculator program that works across multiple desktop operating systems. I think I’ve finally found one worth mentioning.
Ramen as a space-filling curve
Although it has stared me in the face for years and should have been plainly obvious, last night I had a revelation that the noodles in Top Ramen are “wrong.” Actual ramen from a ramen house has straight noodles (and good broth that doesn’t come from a powder, but that’s beside this point). Ramen noodles … Continue reading Ramen as a space-filling curve
Library of Google
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/08/Yesterday, I picked up “Labyrinths,” a book of short stories and essays by Jorge Luis Borges and started reading “The Library … Continue reading Library of Google
“Anything plus radish equals radish”
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/09/In the math world, you have things like identity functions and zero functions. Identity functions basically do nothing to your number–you … Continue reading “Anything plus radish equals radish”
Dirt and Leaves
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/03/Kim and I did some excellent gardening this weekend. We started by building a raised bed out of scrap lumber. A … Continue reading Dirt and Leaves
Oh, look, there’s a rape machine/I’d go outside if it looks the other way
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2002/04/I have had the same few Gary Numan songs in my head for the last 72 hours. I thought listening to … Continue reading Oh, look, there’s a rape machine/I’d go outside if it looks the other way