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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 17:41:46 UTC Robert McNees

Mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius was born #OTD in 1790. He is best known for having his name attached to a surface that not even the New York Times could find a way to both-sides.
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1. An animated gif of a line of ants marching around a Möbius strip, demonstrating that it only has one side. Source: https://mathcurve.com/surfaces/mobius/mobius.shtml
- Mike Olson (mikeolson@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 17:43:34 UTC Mike Olson
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  @mcnees And "MOBIUS STRIP" is an answer in today's NYT Crossword! Coincidence?
  
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- Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 17:46:48 UTC Robert McNees
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  - Mike Olson
  @mikeolson Surprised they’d name their only natural predator.
  
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- Mike Olson (mikeolson@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 18:57:06 UTC Mike Olson
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  @mcnees 🤣
  
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