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Re: Chirality
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Date: 
Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:10:45 GMT
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Didier Enjary wrote:
LEGO and chirality

snip

Any thoughts ?

Your post reminds me of my painful memories of organic chemistry from
university... Never thought it could be applicable to things other than
molecules!  :)

-Bryan



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  Re: Chirality
 
(...) I find that animals and plants make some of the most interesting MOCs. There are families of plants whose leaves are chiral. There's one particular house plant that I can think of, but I can't remember its name. I think some types have leaves (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
  Re: Chirality
 
(...) Funny. Actually, you apply chirality every day when you put your shoes on--you put the right shoe on the right foot and the left shoe on the left foot rather than vice versa. You just aren't thinking about the terminology when you do so. :) (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Chirality
 
LEGO and chirality Chirality is the property of an object that can not be superimposed on its mirror image. Examples includes both natural (biological) object such hands and cultural (technical) object such screws. A non-chiral (achiral) object can (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts) ! 

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