hexaflexagon

fascinating! this is the good kind of paperwork to have fun with math!



Thanks to Chris Clay for sharing the link via Facebook
http://io9.com/5947852/this-is-a-hexaflexagon-its-about-to-blow-your-mind

Math and crochet?

What does crochet have to do with high level math? Lots it turns out! Watch and enjoy this TED Talk!



You will probably not walk by a person doing crochet and look at them in the same way again.

You might even stop and have a conversation about the formula they are using.

Do your pants fit?

Dear Clothing Designers, I am disappointed in your lack of understanding of the diversity of women's bodies. I traipsed down Broadway, into Soho, and out to the malls in search of a pair of pants that fit. I was willing to spend a decent amount of money on said pants so I visited everything from high end designers to department and chain stores. I tried on over 150 pairs and came up empty handed. I tried on pants ranging from sizes 6-12, petites, regulars, and "short." I was even willing to get the bottoms hemmed if only I could find a pair that fit up top. I even tried on the ugly pants. The relationship between my waist, hips, ass, and thighs appears to be completely alien to you, for none of you seem to make a pair of pants that fit all of these dimensions (let alone length). Why? Am I _that_ different? Or would you simply prefer that I conform to your body aesthetics? Like many other women, I do not belong on a hanger. I am not shaped like a model nor do I have any interest in resorting to anorexia to try to fit into your skinny clothes. I am curvy and I like my curves.

This is a great simple post on the problem of getting things to fit by Danah Boyd. As the only male in a household of wife and two daughters, I can vouch for this problem. Actually wrote something close to this once upon a time: We call it fashion math

Read the full posting by Danah here.