How and Why Knots Spontaneously Form 145
palegray.net writes "Scientists believe they have found the underlying reasons why knots are so common in the universe. This research helps us understand how knotty arrangements in various molecules lead to biological patterns, as in certain proteins. The article also provides a look at the field of topology, and how it relates to knots."
Hair (Score:5, Funny)
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All knotted up for next year. (Score:5, Funny)
Do we really need an answer? (Score:5, Funny)
Because He reached out his noodly appendage and put the spark of life in our universe.
"And the earth was without form, and void; and straightness was upon the face of the pan. And His Noodly Appendage moved upon the face of the sauce.
And FSM said, Let there be knots: and there were knots.
And FSM saw the knots, that they were good: and FSM divided the knots from the straightness as happens when you boil short and long pasta at the same time.
And FSM called the knots Spaghetti, and the straightness he called Ziti. And the strands and tubes were the first course."
Duh?
Yes, but what about shoe laces, huh? (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, wait.
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Since this is Slashdot, all must be right with the universe.
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Fishing line (Score:4, Funny)
It can be straight, but the moment it comes into contact with anything, or disappears outside of the line of view, or for no apparent reason at all, it's a virtual loom of spontaneous knots.
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So this is where string theory leads us? (Score:4, Funny)
Eventually, when the chimps write a decent but unpopular novel, balls of string form. Many balls. In time, these seem to have gathered and caused all sorts of interesting phenomenae, like stars, Western clothing, and Jessica Alba.
Unfortunately, this can only end one of two ways...
1- The string gets untangled. All devolves into a box of string again. Knots form again.
2- All this gets emptied into another box. Sold at a yard sale. Who knows what happens with the new owner... Actually, even if the string gets untangled, it ends up in a yard sale.
Physics. It's really all about yard sales.
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Meanwhile, when is the last time you swapped your hair strands around with the purpose of installing new hardware?
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There, fixed that for ya.
A string walks into a bar. (Score:3, Funny)
He asks for a shot of tequila. The bartender replies "Sorry we don't serve strings". So the string leaves.
The next day, the same string walks back into the bar. He asks for a shot of tequila. The bartender replies "Sorry we do not serve strings, please go away."
The following day the string stands outside the bar debating about whether to go in or not. He ties himself up and messes the top of end so that it's loose and uneven.
He goes in and asks for a shot of tequila. The bartender replys "Hey aren't you that string that's been coming in here all the time."
The string replies "No I'm a freyed knot".