Re: [neonixie-l] Caught like Mars flies in a Klein bottle

2015-03-24 Thread Tom Harris
You can own one of Clifford Stoll's remarkable creations from http://www.kleinbottle.com/ Quite inexpensive if you have ever tried scientific glassblowing. Tom Harris celephi...@gmail.com On 25 March 2015 at 09:05, jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de wrote: Topology at its finest --

[neonixie-l] Caught like Mars flies in a Klein bottle

2015-03-24 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
Yes, it's another Firesign Theater quote. But I am trying to work out if this multiple Klein bottle could be filled with gas or not and if so, which parts would glow? Answers on the back of a banknote of your choice please. I can't wait for Nick de Smith to make me one, now he has the skillset.

Re: [neonixie-l] Caught like Mars flies in a Klein bottle

2015-03-24 Thread Tom Harris
You can't fill a Klein bottle with anything as there is no inside to fill. Anymore than you can colour in a Moebius strip with two colours without them touching. Tom Harris celephi...@gmail.com On 25 March 2015 at 08:36, Quixotic Nixotic nixci...@jsdesign.co.uk wrote: Yes, it's another

Re: [neonixie-l] Caught like Mars flies in a Klein bottle

2015-03-24 Thread jb-electronics
Topology at its finest -- I am going to show this to my maths professor :-) Jens Am 24.03.2015 um 22:36 schrieb Quixotic Nixotic: Yes, it's another Firesign Theater quote. But I am trying to work out if this multiple Klein bottle could be filled with gas or not and if so, which parts would

Re: [neonixie-l] Caught like Mars flies in a Klein bottle

2015-03-24 Thread Nick
On Tuesday, 24 March 2015 23:05:15 UTC, celephicus wrote: You can own one of Clifford Stoll's remarkable creations from http://www.kleinbottle.com/ Quite inexpensive if you have ever tried scientific glassblowing. I've tried glassblowing. It's incredibly hard and those prices seem

RE: [neonixie-l] Caught like Mars flies in a Klein bottle

2015-03-24 Thread Jeff Walton
This is very cool! Jeff W. From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Quixotic Nixotic Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 4:36 PM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: [neonixie-l] Caught like Mars flies in a Klein bottle Yes, it's another

Re: [neonixie-l] Caught like Mars flies in a Klein bottle

2015-03-24 Thread Cqr
I have a Klein Stein from Clifford, even the invoice that came with it was a work of art :) Cheers, . Robin. On 24 Mar 2015, at 23:37, Nick n...@desmith.net wrote: On Tuesday, 24 March 2015 23:05:15 UTC, celephicus wrote: You can own one of Clifford Stoll's remarkable creations from