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[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I mean it makes sense when you think about how the circles arrange in an infinte square and e.g. 4r square. There has to be some fuckery between the perfect packing and the small square packing. You can see a triangle of almost perfect packing in the middle of the 49 circle square, surrounded by fault lines in the structure and then some more good packing, and garbage in the bottom.

slightly related Steve Mould video

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Or, they could do 6x8 with one obviously extra at the end. But this is a funny not a rational thing.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yarr

Neat spacing leave much gap, patterned mess less space between.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Well-put. One perfect pattern at one scale, another perfect pattern at a different scale, and then there has to be a transition between them of optimal steps along the way. I like that.

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