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.
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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)]