Why Do Bees Make Rhombic Dodecahedrons?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFj-hF8XDQ0
Interesting, Publisher, Matt Parker (Standup Maths), Video, YouTube
It is generally known that in 2-dimensional space that honeycomb made by bees forms hexagons to fill a flat surface. Matt Parker looks at the end of a honeycomb cell and the best 3-dimensional shape to fill the end.
7 October 2021 Edit: 9 October 2021
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- Interesting, Publisher, Matt Parker (Standup Maths), Video, YouTube
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