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'''Snakes on a plane''' is a classic example in planar geometry. | '''Snakes on a plane''' is a classic example in planar geometry. | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Nebraska sand hills from space.jpg|link=Nebraska sandhills (nonfiction)|Aerial survey of [[Nebraska sandhills (nonfiction)|Nebraska sandhills]], where the snakes are hiding. Notice how sandhills are self-similar with snake scales. | File:Nebraska sand hills from space.jpg|link=Nebraska sandhills (nonfiction)|Aerial survey of [[Nebraska sandhills (nonfiction)|Nebraska sandhills]], where the snakes are hiding. Notice how sandhills are self-similar with snake scales. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Lost marbles]], a similar exercise using marbles in place of snakes. | |||
== Nonfiction cross reference == | == Nonfiction cross reference == |
Revision as of 19:15, 14 June 2016
Snakes on a plane is a classic example in planar geometry.
In the News
Aerial survey of Nebraska sandhills, where the snakes are hiding. Notice how sandhills are self-similar with snake scales.
Fiction cross-reference
- Lost marbles, a similar exercise using marbles in place of snakes.