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The Möbius Undershirt

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Gil Kalai

“Look at this brand new undershirt,” my wife said. “I am shaking it and shaking it but still I have this twist. Can you see what to do?” I gave the undershirt a good shake. And another one. And one more. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics to the rescue, Taxi-and-other-stories | Tagged Mobius srtip, Taxi-and-other-stories, Topology, Undershirts | 5 Comments

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