Mathematicians Crochet Chaos

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Posted by michael on Friday December 17, 2004 @05:44PM from the rated-c-for-crazytalk dept.

Ravn0s writes "The BBC is reporting that two mathematicians have successfully created a 3D model of the Lorenz manifold using over 25,511 crochet stitches. The academics are offering a bottle of champagne to anyone who cares to follow the pattern published in the journal Mathematics Intelligencer. For those readers who are unaware, the Lorenz manifold is a mathematical equation used describe chaotic systems."

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That's nothing... (Score:5, Funny)

by Psmylie ( 169236 ) writes: on Friday December 17, 2004 @05:49PM (#11120235) Homepage

My wife can knit entropy. ^^

- Re:That's nothing... (Score:1)
  
  by A55M0NKEY ( 554964 ) writes:
  
  Huh Huh Huh -- Just looking for an excuse to post. I plan to go out at 1000 even.
  - - Re:That's nothing... (Score:1)
      
      by SEWilco ( 27983 ) writes:
      
      Good or not, now that you've posted it you can expect both his home page [127.0.0.1] and your home page [evilurl.com] to get /.ed.
  - Re:That's nothing... (Score:1)
    
    by randomblast ( 730328 ) writes:
    
    I don't see why he copied it either, it's really insecure. Having an unrestricted PHP file upload mechanism is _bad_.
- Where do I find Mathematics Intelligencer? (Score:1)
  
  by emplynx ( 735511 ) writes:
  
  I immediately asked my sister to crochet this for me. Now that would be something to show off to my physics professors. Where do I get a copy of mathematics intelligencer?
  - Re:Where do I find Mathematics Intelligencer? (Score:2)
    
    by FleaPlus ( 6935 ) writes:
    
    Here's a preprint [bris.ac.uk] of their publication in Applied Nonlinear Mathematics. Yes, it includes crochet instructions. :)
- Re:That's nothing... (Score:2)
  
  by Morosoph ( 693565 ) writes:
  
  I'd knit-pick, but I can't be darned to.
- Re:That's nothing... (Score:1)
  
  by Wandering Wombat ( 531833 ) writes:
  
  My wife recently learned to knit time. With only twenty meters of yarn, she can travel forwards several hours.
  And also, my wife realllly wants to make one of these now... crap.
  And finally, yes, a /.'er has a wife. Nothing more chaotic than that!
No... (Score:3, Informative)

by brunson ( 91995 ) * writes: on Friday December 17, 2004 @06:07PM (#11120423) Homepage

A lorentz manifold IS a chaotic system. A lorentz METRIC is used to describe chaotic systems.

- No... (Score:5, Informative)
  
  by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday December 17, 2004 @06:44PM (#11120760)
  
  A Lorentz manifold is a manifold with a Lorentz metric, just as a Riemannian manifold is a manifold with a Riemannian metric. Please do not abuse the word "IS." Thank you.
  
I didn't know... (Score:5, Funny)

by St. Arbirix ( 218306 ) writes: <matthew...townsend@@@gmail...com> on Friday December 17, 2004 @06:13PM (#11120480) Homepage Journal

the Lorenz manifold involved string theory.

*badump-chink*

I'd ask you to explain it to me, but it's probably too long a yarn for my time.

*badump-dump-chink*

Unless 25,511 stitches in time save 229,599, in which case you can go ahead and spin your story.

*bradadadada-dump-dump-chiiing*

- Re:I didn't know... (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by St. Arbirix ( 218306 ) writes: <matthew...townsend@@@gmail...com> on Friday December 17, 2004 @06:17PM (#11120525) Homepage Journal
  
  I'd continue on with the jokes, but this thread is already too long.
  
  * St. Arbirix ducks
  
- Re:I didn't know... (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by centauri ( 217890 ) writes: on Friday December 17, 2004 @07:43PM (#11121254) Homepage
  
  You're knot funny.
  
Next Knitting Project (Score:3, Funny)

by thermopile ( 571680 ) writes: on Friday December 17, 2004 @07:14PM (#11120972) Homepage

Yeah, that's great, but could somebody please knit me a solution to the Poincare Conjecture? It would really help me out. I promise to split the US $1 million for the prize money.
Alternatively, a Klein bottle would be neat, but it might take a while. Some of the stiches probably get kinda small ....

- Re:Next Knitting Project (Score:5, Interesting)
  
  by BlurredWeasel ( 723480 ) writes: on Friday December 17, 2004 @08:03PM (#11121425)
  
  The Klein Hat you requested [kleinbottle.com]
  
  - Klein bottle (Score:1, Funny)
    
    by Anonymous Coward writes:
    
    I want a gross bottle
oh the time (Score:1)

by Striker770S ( 825292 ) writes:

offering a bottle of champagne to anyone who cares to follow the pattern published in the journal Mathematics Intelligencer.

in that amount of time wasted, you could work and get drunk with money in a much faster time.
I'd like that in an earring (Score:3, Funny)

by davidwr ( 791652 ) writes: on Friday December 17, 2004 @08:08PM (#11121458) Homepage Journal

Well, not for me, but any math professor or geek who wears earrings would love this hanging from the earlobes.

In a smaller size, of course.

- Re:I'd like that in an earring (Score:2, Funny)
  
  by RevAaron ( 125240 ) writes:
  
  Smaller? Don't be a pussy. It takes a real man to wear an earing that's 1m by 1.5m. GRR!!
  - Re:I'd like that in an earring (Score:1)
    
    by Richie1984 ( 841487 ) writes:
    
    An earring? Don't be so boring. Real men wear 1m by 1.5m tounge piercings of mathematical models! I do get some funny looks when I go to restaurants, though.
Useful women. (Score:5, Funny)

by jericho4.0 ( 565125 ) writes: on Friday December 17, 2004 @10:12PM (#11122215)

Prof Krauskopf asked her: "Why don't you crochet something useful?"
And 85 hours of woman work later, Dr. Krauskopf has a huge xmas ornament.

- Re:Useful women. (Score:1)
  
  by adeydas ( 837049 ) writes:
  
  what good would it do to them... haven't they heard of computer modelling?!
attempt at making a Lorenz manifold (Score:1)

by Kiasoft ( 142069 ) writes:

The shaping at the end seems to be the hardest part...

another lorenz manifold for ya [stuffedchickens.com]

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That's nothing... (Score:5, Funny)

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Where do I find Mathematics Intelligencer? (Score:1)

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Next Knitting Project (Score:3, Funny)

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oh the time (Score:1)

I'd like that in an earring (Score:3, Funny)

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Useful women. (Score:5, Funny)

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