oldbloke: (vince_loo)
posted by [personal profile] oldbloke at 04:30pm on 29/09/2007
1. Dice
The cube is the easiest platonic solid to make, of course, but the octahedron is perhaps a little prettier, no? And rolls better... Actually, does it? What are the angles between the edges?
Suppose it had been the default for dice all these years, instead of the cube?
Every board game, and a good deal of gambling, would be rather different.
And yet, somehow the same.

2. Soundex
As a free gift to any cartoonist reading, I offer the concept of the lambpost.
OK it wouldn't light up our streets quite so well, but hey.

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