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Re: Two more mathematical sculptures (I have no life)
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Tue, 16 Apr 2002 20:02:23 GMT
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Hi Andrew

I must say I like your creations alot. It is fantastic what you can do with
only 1x brick. I must try to recreate some of your new ones. Thanks for
making dat-files available. I usually change them in order to understand
them better by giving each layer a new color.

The best source for 1x3 bricks is Bricklink which I guess you have tried.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?PartID=3622

Nice to see you back publishing new mathematical sculpures.

Regards

Mattias


In lugnet.build.sculpture, Andrew Lipson writes:
Two more mathematical sculptures have appeared at

http://www.lipsons.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mathlego.htm

A Scherk's surface and a Bour's surface. The latter is
the biggest and most elaborate yet, and kept me busy for
quite a while.

LMKWYT,

  Andrew



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(...) Thanks for the comments! I enjoy doing these surfaces partly because Lego is 'obviously' the wrong medium. I mean, it's rectangular bricks, right? So making thin curved surfaces is a way of pushing the limits. (...) Yes, I've bought up a (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)

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Two more mathematical sculptures have appeared at (URL) Scherk's surface and a Bour's surface. The latter is the biggest and most elaborate yet, and kept me busy for quite a while. LMKWYT, Andrew (22 years ago, 14-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build) !! 

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