what is it thread

[Ecurb Noselrub]

Look at this 13 sides new shape.

https://www.livescience.com/newly-discovered-einstein-tile-is-a-13-sided-shape-that-solves-a-decades-old-math-problem

This is cool. It can cover a space without repeating patterns.

[billy rubin]

that is strange

[billy rubin]

how do they know it never repeats?

[billy rubin]

what are they and what are they for

[Tank]

Weights?

[billy rubin]

yes. scale weights for an ancient balance beam or possiby a pan scale. the latter s not likely, as balance beams were the instrument of choice back when.

. these are very old. dunno how old. from southeast asia, or possibly china, since the cantonese immigrated a lot there. they look cambodian to me, but could be thailand r laos.

my mother bought them described as opium weights, but that may have been marketing hype.

if i weighed them and then seacrhed and searched, i could come up with a measuring syste, maybe lots of these old systems in asia used different systems to wigh different products, in the same way that westerners use avoirdupois and troy for different purposes.

you brit types gave all this up in the 70s when you decided to count on your fingers

[billy rubin]

this one is impossible because its way too specialized










these are solid lead, ith a threaded hole in the flat part. about the size of an orange. two to three pounds of metal. ive kept them for 40 years, intending to melt them down to make a hammer, but havent gotten around to it yet.

hint: these are scientific instruments.

nother hint:

[Ecurb Noselrub]

how do they know it never repeats?

By some mathematical formula. Tank will explain.

[Tank]

how do they know it never repeats?

By some mathematical formula. Tank will explain.

Recusant will explain

[Asmodean]

how do they know it never repeats?

By some mathematical formula. Tank will explain.

Recusant will explain

The Asmo shall resist explaining...




...For now.