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Origami and Math

Posted by michael on from the finally-a-real-world-use-for-geometry-class dept.

TheBoostedBrain writes "I found a nice site that explains a little bit about the math in Origami. Origami is one of my favorite hobbies, but I never thought about it being related to science."

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  1. Orgasms and Math? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Orgasms and Math?

    [/me reads article header again]

    Wow! Too much studying. I'm studying for a big compiler exam and was reading this section talking about how to approach things mathematically to help prove a compiler implementation is correct.

    When I first saw the title, I thought someone set out how to make an orgasm mathematically correct. I know women do complain about these things and I would be the first to congratulate the geek who could break this magical barrier by using something I can understand better than most things: Math.

    Sigh... unfortunately orgasms are an NP-complete task. Something about reachability and satisfiabilty.

  2. Origami pick-up lines by sssmashy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Origami is one of my favorite hobbies, but I never thought about it being related to science.

    I think we've just found a new entry for the "World's Least Effective Pick-Up Lines Competition" held anually in Reno, Nevada.

    Of course, in the rare event that the line actually works, you've found every geek's dream: a soul-mate who will never, ever grow bored of you. ;-)

  3. Origami for geometrical constructions and a plug. by Flat+Feet+Pete · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There's a page here that descsribes Origami folds as an alternative to straight edge and compass contructions. You can trisect the angle using folds, interesting stuff

    I should also plug hexaflexagon.sourceforge.net a little app that puts six pictures onto a foldable template

  4. Re:Everything can be related to math. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Math is everywhere.

    Well, not everywhere.

    Math doesn't exist in our President's budget proposal, for example...

  5. "for my next trick...." by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Origami is one of my favorite hobbies

    Impress the slashdot crowd by:

    1. Making a Beowulf origami cluster
    2. Making a goatse model
    3. Profit!

    --
    Table-ized A.I.
  6. Re:Everything can be related to math. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imaginary numbers are part of math.