Mathematical Coffee Table: A table with a difference

By ashish jain /Apr 5 2011

Normal is boring? A table is a table, but what if you want something out of the ordinary. For all the tech geeks, the mathematically inclined and those who love the unusual, a mathematical coffee table sounds like the right choice! What better than a mathematical coffee table for inspiration when the genius goes to work. Just the right thing to let people know of your intellectual depth and inclinations.

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The table turns square or triangular according to your wishes.It basically consists of seven legs that support each corner, in the square as well as the triangular configuration. The table uses the concept of geometrical dissection, a 4 piece solution for the dissection of an equilateral triangle to a square. Those who wish to know more about this interesting concept can refer to Hinged Dissections: Swinging & Twisting by Greg N. Frederickson. A good book and an extraordinary table. what more could you ask for?!

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