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[[File:Gnotilus | [[File:Gnotilus Manifesting.png|thumb|Gnotilus manifesting. See [[Niles Cartouchian and Egon Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus]].]][[File:Gnotilus_Klein_bottles.jpg|thumb|Gnotilus manifesting itself as a three-stage [[Klein bottle (nonfiction)|Klein bottle]].]]'''Gnotilus''' is an autonomous criminal [[Function (nonfiction)|mathematical function]] and alleged [[supervillain]] which is obsessed with destroying the [[Golden ratio (nonfiction)|Golden ratio]]. | ||
== History == | |||
Gnotilus has a long-standing grudge against the [[Parthenon (nonfiction)|Parthenon]]. | Gnotilus has a long-standing grudge against the [[Parthenon (nonfiction)|Parthenon]]. | ||
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Gnotilus is known for slipping and falling on [[Spin ice (nonfiction)|spin ice]] in a public and comical manner. | Gnotilus is known for slipping and falling on [[Spin ice (nonfiction)|spin ice]] in a public and comical manner. | ||
Gnotilus often uses [[Gelatinous cube (nonfiction)|Gelatinous cubes]] as cheap, disposable soldiers. | Gnotilus often uses [[Gelatinous cube (nonfiction)|Gelatinous cubes]] as cheap, disposable soldiers. This has unpleasant side-effects, including nausea and vomiting, because Gnotilus has a deep psychological aversion to all things [[Cube (nonfiction)|cubical]]. | ||
Gnotilus grew up with ''[[The Unruly Submarine]]'', and still enjoys reading it from time to time. | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
File:Cantor Parabola and Gnotilus at Athens.jpg|link=Cantor Parabola and Gnotilus at Athens|''[[Cantor Parabola and Gnotilus at Athens]]'' wins Pulitzer Prize for Counter-Felony Transdimensional Photography. | |||
File:Red Spiral 2.jpg|link=Red Spiral 2|April 25, 2018: Signed first edition of ''[[Red Spiral 2]]'' stolen from Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, Russia by the notorious criminal mathematical function Gnotilus. | |||
File:Red Spiral 3.jpg|link=Red Spiral 3 (nonfiction)|June 4, 2017: Steganographic analysis of ''[[Red Spiral 3 (nonfiction)|Red Spiral 3]]'' accidentally releases the notorious criminal mathematical function [[Gnotilus]]. | |||
File:Niles Cartouchian and Egon Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian and Egon Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus|Publication of ''[[Niles Cartouchian and Egon Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus]]'' "probably not responsible for copycat crimes," according to new report by [[Cantor Parabola]]. | |||
File:Gnotilus-fighting-Heracles.jpg|Black-figure [[Hydria (nonfiction)|hydria]] shows Gnotilus defending himself from a sneak attack by [[Heracles (nonfiction)|Heracles]]. | |||
File:John Hoyland Lebanon.jpg|link=John Hoyland (nonfiction)|[[John Hoyland (nonfiction)|John Hoyland's]] ''Lebanon'' stolen by Gnotilus; painting may hold key to [[Manhattan Project|abstract expressionist weapons]]. | |||
File:Nacre_powder_flask.jpg|link=Nacre (nonfiction)|link=Nacre (nonfiction)|''Turbo marmoratus'' gunpowder flasks distributed by Gnotilus in vast numbers, probably played role in [[Parthenon (nonfiction)|Parthenon bombardment]]. | File:Nacre_powder_flask.jpg|link=Nacre (nonfiction)|link=Nacre (nonfiction)|''Turbo marmoratus'' gunpowder flasks distributed by Gnotilus in vast numbers, probably played role in [[Parthenon (nonfiction)|Parthenon bombardment]]. | ||
File:Iridescent_Ammonite.jpg|link=Gold Ruster|[[Gold Ruster]] and Gnotilus are mortal enemies, and have fought on many occasions, yet have formed [[crime team (nonfiction)|crime teams]]. | File:Iridescent_Ammonite.jpg|link=Gold Ruster|[[Gold Ruster]] and Gnotilus are mortal enemies, and have fought on many occasions, yet have formed [[crime team (nonfiction)|crime teams]]. | ||
File:Dessins de Hilbert de sa courbe remplissante.png|Rough draft of [[Gnotilus-Boxes Treaty]], based on work stolen from [[David Hilbert]]. | File:Dessins de Hilbert de sa courbe remplissante.png|Rough draft of [[Gnotilus-Boxes Treaty]], based on work stolen from [[David Hilbert]]. | ||
File:Animal_cell_diagram.svg|link=Organelles of the Secretory Pathway|Gnotilus visits [[Organelles of the Secretory Pathway]], secretes [[geometry solvent]]. | File:Animal_cell_diagram.svg|link=Organelles of the Secretory Pathway|Gnotilus visits [[Organelles of the Secretory Pathway]], secretes [[geometry solvent]]. | ||
File:Curtain_Theatre.jpg|link=Curtain Theatre (nonfiction)|Gnotilus rages at shape of [[Curtain Theatre (nonfiction)|Curtain theatre]]. | File:Curtain_Theatre.jpg|link=Curtain Theatre (nonfiction)|Gnotilus rages at shape of [[Curtain Theatre (nonfiction)|Curtain theatre]]. | ||
File:Spin ice spin arrangement diagram.svg|link=Spin ice (nonfiction)|Gnotilus slips, falls on [[Spin ice (nonfiction)|Spin ice]]. | File:Spin ice spin arrangement diagram.svg|link=Spin ice (nonfiction)|Gnotilus slips, falls on [[Spin ice (nonfiction)|Spin ice]]. | ||
File:Didgeridoo wax mouthpiece seal.jpg|link=Geometry solvent|Wax seal on feeding tube enables Gnotilus to secrete [[geometry solvent]] directly into [[ENIAC (SETI)|ENIAC]]. | File:Didgeridoo wax mouthpiece seal.jpg|link=Geometry solvent|Wax seal on feeding tube enables Gnotilus to secrete [[geometry solvent]] directly into [[ENIAC (SETI)|ENIAC]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* [[Bathysquare]] | * [[Bathysquare]] | ||
* [[Cantor Parabola and Gnotilus at Athens]] | |||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Endemica]] | * [[Endemica]] | ||
* [[Forbidden ratio]] | * [[Forbidden ratio]] | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Gold Ruster]] | * [[Gold Ruster]] | ||
* [[Nacreum]] | * [[Nacreum]] | ||
8 [[Niles Cartouchian and Egon Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus]] | |||
* [[Reading at night (nonfiction)]] | * [[Reading at night (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[The Boxes]] | * [[The Boxes]] | ||
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* [[Crime team (nonfiction)]] | * [[Crime team (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Cube (nonfiction)]] | * [[Cube (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Function (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Gelatinous cube (nonfiction)]] | * [[Gelatinous cube (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Geometrical frustration (nonfiction)]] | * [[Geometrical frustration (nonfiction)]] | ||
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* [[Schadenfreude (nonfiction)]] | * [[Schadenfreude (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Supervillain (nonfiction)]] | * [[Supervillain (nonfiction)]] | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1380514579164332034 Post] @ Twitter (9 April 2021) | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Golden ratio (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Golden ratio (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Crime teams]] | [[Category:Crime teams]] | ||
[[Category:Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
[[Category:Gnotilus]] | |||
[[Category:Supervillains]] | [[Category:Supervillains]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:32, 15 August 2021
Gnotilus is an autonomous criminal mathematical function and alleged supervillain which is obsessed with destroying the Golden ratio.
History
Gnotilus has a long-standing grudge against the Parthenon.
Gnotilus is the founder and first citizen of the independent kingdom of Abalonia.
Gnotilus has posted a bounty for the Bathysquare, dead or alive.
Gnotilus is keenly aware of the phenomenon of Geometrical frustration.
Gnotilus is known for slipping and falling on spin ice in a public and comical manner.
Gnotilus often uses Gelatinous cubes as cheap, disposable soldiers. This has unpleasant side-effects, including nausea and vomiting, because Gnotilus has a deep psychological aversion to all things cubical.
Gnotilus grew up with The Unruly Submarine, and still enjoys reading it from time to time.
In the News
Cantor Parabola and Gnotilus at Athens wins Pulitzer Prize for Counter-Felony Transdimensional Photography.
April 25, 2018: Signed first edition of Red Spiral 2 stolen from Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, Russia by the notorious criminal mathematical function Gnotilus.
June 4, 2017: Steganographic analysis of Red Spiral 3 accidentally releases the notorious criminal mathematical function Gnotilus.
Publication of Niles Cartouchian and Egon Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus "probably not responsible for copycat crimes," according to new report by Cantor Parabola.
John Hoyland's Lebanon stolen by Gnotilus; painting may hold key to abstract expressionist weapons.
Turbo marmoratus gunpowder flasks distributed by Gnotilus in vast numbers, probably played role in Parthenon bombardment.
Gold Ruster and Gnotilus are mortal enemies, and have fought on many occasions, yet have formed crime teams.
Rough draft of Gnotilus-Boxes Treaty, based on work stolen from David Hilbert.
Gnotilus visits Organelles of the Secretory Pathway, secretes geometry solvent.
Gnotilus rages at shape of Curtain theatre.
Gnotilus slips, falls on Spin ice.
Wax seal on feeding tube enables Gnotilus to secrete geometry solvent directly into ENIAC.
Fiction cross-reference
- Bathysquare
- Cantor Parabola and Gnotilus at Athens
- Crimes against mathematical constants
- Endemica
- Forbidden ratio
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Gold Ruster
- Nacreum
8 Niles Cartouchian and Egon Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Acropolis (nonfiction)
- Curtain Theatre (nonfiction)
- Crime team (nonfiction)
- Cube (nonfiction)
- Function (nonfiction)
- Gelatinous cube (nonfiction)
- Geometrical frustration (nonfiction)
- Golden ratio (nonfiction)
- Nautilus (nonfiction)
- Schadenfreude (nonfiction)
- Supervillain (nonfiction)
External links
- Post @ Twitter (9 April 2021)