are also known as “rotor clouds” and their spiraling pattern is the effect of a cloud generating a billowing wave pattern, which is a very rare occurrence. They happen when there is a severe vertical shear between two air streams, producing the upper-level winds to blow faster than the lower-level winds. Images © WSLS 10, Dave Throup, Vivian Knezevich
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Treating a human head the way a globe is treated by the Mercator projection.
Images from this great Yoshiaki Araki thread. (If you're interested in tessellations and are twitterpated, he's a must follow.)
He links the Nature article (good and a free read).
Best one, so far:
Robert Farthauer suggests:
And, of course, the actual article, by David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan, and Chaim Goodman-Strauss.
Kaplan gives this illustration of the tile:
He has a one page stop for info about the tiling.
Bonus: via New-Cleckit Dominie
Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch, 1898-1972) - Encounter, lithograph on paper, 46.99 x 57.15 cm (1944)
Um belo gráfico 3D com a frequência das teclas mais usadas no inglês.
Só acho que o "espaço" é que seria uma das maiores.
Frequency of keyboard key usage
The secret of pie
Two Dendritic Julia sets “Mating” to cover the sphere.
From the AMS-MAA Invited Address, What is the shape of a rational map? by Sarah Koch, University of Michigan. (Abstract) (paper 1) (paper 2)
Hear her discuss her talk and what it’s about here!
More about the Mating process and other videos of various types of Julia sets mating here!
Julia sets: numberphile
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