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Math! It's delicious !

I generally adhere to the "traditional" classification of limericks; that is, the poem must be dirty, perverted, somehow sex-related, or simply gross to qualify as a "proper" limerick. However, every once in a while I come across a "clean" limerick that I like so much that I have to make an exception. The anonymous poem below is one of such exceptions.

A mathematician named Klein

Thought the Möbius loop was divine.

Said he: "If you glue

The edges of two,

You'll get a weird bottle like mine."

If you are not familiar with the concept Klein bottles or Möbius loops, I highly suggest utilizing Google and/or Wikipedia as they are quite weird and a lot of fun (and you can easily make yourself a Möbius loop to play with!).

For further reading: Acme Klein Bottles has a whole page of Klein bottle cartoons and limericks. It's awesome; you should check it out.

I will formally conclude this post with some spiffy Möbius loop/Klein bottle animation.

Möbius loop

Klein bottle

Klein bottle with highlighted Möbius loop

And finally, a Klein bottle hat that I might just have to order for myself...

no roboclock yet, but we did print a klein bottle

[dl the thing]

FIRST PRINT I AM SO PUMPED YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S MATH AND ART AND SCIENCE AND ALL THINGS GOOD (more pictures to come)

Hello man from nantucket! I was wondering where you got your awesome klein bottle 3d print pattern and if you would mind linking me to it. I have access to a makerbot and I would like to print a funcitoning klein bottle. The first one I printed has been cool but the top doesn't connect into the rest of the bottle, if if that makes sense. Thanks!

I am happy to share the link!http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145694I'm sorry your first one didn't come out to your liking, but I hope this one turns out better! If this one comes out better and you post a picture, would you mind tagging me? I'd love to see it!