Snakes on a plane

Snakes on a plane is a classic example in planar geometry.

Compare Lost marbles, a similar exercise using marbles in place of snakes.

In the News

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  Aerial survey of Nebraska sandhills Nebraska sandhills, where the snakes are hiding. Notice how the sandhills are self-similar with snake scales.

Nonfiction cross reference

• Geometry (nonfiction)
• Plane (nonfiction)