Patterns come in all sizes and shapes, delighting our senses. Here is one pattern that entertains the ear, the eye and the sense of rhythm.
Archive for March, 2010
Math Is the Science of Patterns, Including This One
Friday, March 26th, 2010When 15 > 25?
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010A customer walked into our auto-parts store looking for a flat washer. “That’ll be 15 cents,” I said.
“Fifteen cents for a washer? Are you crazy?” he yelled. “I’ll drill a hole in a quarter and make my own.”
Jack Reeves
[Source: Reader’s Digest, August 2009, @Work (p. 67)]