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minus-squaremobotsar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-21 month agoIt’s not a plane tiling problem; it’s a circle packing problem. The optimal euclidean circle packing results in each cookie having six cookies around it, and so when they melt, hexagons.
It’s not a plane tiling problem; it’s a circle packing problem. The optimal euclidean circle packing results in each cookie having six cookies around it, and so when they melt, hexagons.