Comments on: Borromean Rings http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html thoughts, questions, original art and content and links to stuff we think is of interest; a group blog dedicated to pretty much everything. by people you would like to meet at a party; proof of intelligent life on the planet; inhabited by Internet hunter gatherers in the pre-apocalyptic realm; a destination that offers constellations of stimulating links to popular (and not so popular) culture; a group blog dedicated to culture: art, design, music, food, architecture, science, travel, movies, books, typography, politics, etc.; inclusive of geezers!; a delightful mixture of orange words and pictures of well, the insides of a stuffed animal–delightful all the same; the social network I never thought I’d join. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:03:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Allegra Sloman http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-331518 Allegra Sloman Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:40:23 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-331518 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGLPbSMxSUM - there's a cool video which shows some of the topological properties of Borromean rings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGLPbSMxSUM – there’s a cool video which shows some of the topological properties of Borromean rings.

]]> By: Daniel Black http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-268941 Daniel Black Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:54:51 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-268941 Your mom. That should be read: "I got nothin'." In the U.S., we might think of the three branches of government, taken as a whole, no two of which (hypothetically) overlap but which must exist together to exist at all. Alternately, take a Jane Austen love triangle. Cheers, Daniel Your mom.

That should be read: “I got nothin’.”

In the U.S., we might think of the three branches of government, taken as a whole, no two of which (hypothetically) overlap but which must exist together to exist at all.

Alternately, take a Jane Austen love triangle.

Cheers,

Daniel

]]> By: Rick Neece http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-267814 Rick Neece Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:31:08 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-267814 One ring to rule them all. I'm just sayin' One ring to rule them all.

I’m just sayin’

]]> By: Mike Dresser http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-267802 Mike Dresser Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-267802 Now that I think of it, they are a bit reminiscent of the checks-and-balances in our government; though each branch exercises no direct control over the actions of another, the the arrangement of all three blocks the free movement of any one. That is until the branches get together with a hacksaw to create a Unitary Executive Ring. Now that I think of it, they are a bit reminiscent of the checks-and-balances in our government; though each branch exercises no direct control over the actions of another, the the arrangement of all three blocks the free movement of any one. That is until the branches get together with a hacksaw to create a Unitary Executive Ring.

]]> By: Doc http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-267789 Doc Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:43:21 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-267789 renaissance pretzels renaissance pretzels

]]> By: Daryl Scroggins http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-267783 Daryl Scroggins Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:37:20 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-267783 That's interesting, Jordan, because when I saw this I immediately bagan to wonder if one could contruct a verbal version of this structure out of intersecting palindromes set in circles with shared letters. But then it occurred to me that instead of sharing letters it would have to mask letters while also continuing to suggest the continuity of each palindrome. This seems to be related to the way "prophesy" works: the ambiguous edges of recognizable patterns overlap in a way that makes those edges take on the authority of a recognizable pattern. There is no chaos when a pattern <i>must</i> be found. That’s interesting, Jordan, because when I saw this I immediately bagan to wonder if one could contruct a verbal version of this structure out of intersecting palindromes set in circles with shared letters. But then it occurred to me that instead of sharing letters it would have to mask letters while also continuing to suggest the continuity of each palindrome. This seems to be related to the way “prophesy” works: the ambiguous edges of recognizable patterns overlap in a way that makes those edges take on the authority of a recognizable pattern. There is no chaos when a pattern must be found.

]]> By: Mostly Random – Archives – Borromean Rings http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-267776 Mostly Random – Archives – Borromean Rings Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:32:47 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-267776 [...] interesting gedankenexperiment over at Clusterflock: Borromean rings are a structure in which no two rings are interlocked, yet the three are [...] [...] interesting gedankenexperiment over at Clusterflock: Borromean rings are a structure in which no two rings are interlocked, yet the three are [...]

]]> By: Joel Yeaton http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-267770 Joel Yeaton Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:27:51 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-267770 Here's a couple more links I found reguarding the three foods conundrum. http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/slinks/culinary-brain-teaser-the-incompatible-food-triad-049609 http://makingwords.blogspot.com/2008/06/incompatible-food-triad.html http://www.unfogged.com/archives/comments_7613.html Here’s a couple more links I found reguarding the three foods conundrum.

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/slinks/culinary-brain-teaser-the-incompatible-food-triad-049609

http://makingwords.blogspot.com/2008/06/incompatible-food-triad.html

http://www.unfogged.com/archives/comments_7613.html

]]> By: Joel Yeaton http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-267758 Joel Yeaton Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:18:37 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-267758 Heres the link: http://www.georgehart.com/triad.html Heres the link: http://www.georgehart.com/triad.html

]]> By: Deron Bauman http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/10/borromean-rings.html/comment-page-1#comment-267750 Deron Bauman Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:54:01 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=13903#comment-267750 yeah. that's freaking me out. yeah. that’s freaking me out.

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