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Mobius
Mobius
Mobius
1) Tear down the bold centre line of the card 2) Start with the half with three stripes 3) Take one end, give it a half twist and stick it to
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known for his discovery of the Mbius strip, a non-orientable two-dimensional surface with only one side
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August Ferdinand Mbius (1790 -1868) was a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer. Best
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the other end to make a Mobius band 3) Tear along perforations: can you explain what happens? 4) Now try it with the five stripes
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