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Why Nature Prefers Hexagons
Nautilus ^
| 7 Apr, 2016
| Phillip Ball
Posted on 04/28/2016 6:19:20 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
Creation is the work of an omniscent God. Simple, yet the fools refuse to acknowledge it.
Psalm 14:1: For the choir director. Davidic. The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist." They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. HSB.
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04/28/2016 6:46:54 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: MtnClimber
God wants all his children to have good cellular coverage.
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04/28/2016 6:48:10 PM PDT
by
Catmom
(We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.)
To: Catmom
To: WorkingClassFilth
I have kept bees for most of the last 43 years and I still dont know much about them because they are marvels.
I'm thinking of getting a couple of hives and getting into the hobby.
To: Tucker39
Pretty sure it was Moody. I think our church library still has it. Miracle of the Bee or something like that. Amazing info.
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04/28/2016 6:54:07 PM PDT
by
NorthstarMom
(God says debt is a curse and children are a blessing, yet we apply for loans and prevent pregnancy.)
To: Tucker39
Pretty sure it was Moody. I think our church library still has it. Miracle of the Bee or something like that. Amazing info.
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04/28/2016 6:55:04 PM PDT
by
NorthstarMom
(God says debt is a curse and children are a blessing, yet we apply for loans and prevent pregnancy.)
To: who_would_fardels_bear
The Earth is Satan's realm. Not according to God.
Old Testament,
The earth is the Lords, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
Psalms 24:1
New Testament
"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."
1 Corinthians 10:26
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posted on
04/28/2016 6:58:32 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: MtnClimber
There is a distinct hexagon of clouds in Saturn’s northern hemisphere at the planets North polar region.
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posted on
04/28/2016 6:59:10 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
The devil’s in a way, temporarily. The Lord’s absolutely. Even the devil is only exercising what authority he has there, by His permission.
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posted on
04/28/2016 7:11:00 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: who_would_fardels_bear
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posted on
04/28/2016 7:12:02 PM PDT
by
mythenjoseph
(Separation of powers)
To: Carpe Cerevisi
Be sure that you do get at least two. You need comparison for learning and if one queen dies, you can requeen with fresh eggs if you catch it soon enough.
To: HiTech RedNeck
No. Not even in a way.
Not even hell belongs to the devil.
Satan may be a roaring lion roaming to and fro but every place he goes belongs to God.
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04/28/2016 7:15:32 PM PDT
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: Talisker
I believe for the same volume of storage and material in the walls a hexagonal structure is stronger than one based on squares.
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04/28/2016 7:18:45 PM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
04/28/2016 7:19:20 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
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posted on
04/28/2016 7:19:37 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: fella
Because Bucky Fuller never caught on
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posted on
04/28/2016 7:20:16 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
And what’s more, it shows. Things like life spans are less than they are prophesied to be during the Millennium — way less.
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04/28/2016 7:21:19 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: bravo whiskey
So I started playing wargames seriously as a middle-schooler when we lived in Northern Virginia, when Dad was stationed at the Pentagon. Imagine my delight when we moved to Fort Knox, and the bathrooms at the very old-school Officer’s Club had smallish hexagon tiles of about 1”! I wanted to go in and draw maps on top of them, but that would have been ill-advised.
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04/28/2016 7:23:52 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Talisker
less calculation, yes. Less material, no.
With 19 walls, 10 ft. each, you can enclose an area of 1039.23 square feet in 4 hexagonal rooms.
Now, that same 1039.23 square feet in a square pattern is 32.24 feet on a side. To get 4 rooms you need 12 walls of 16.12 feet each. 12 x 16.12 = 193.42 feet of wall.
With hexagons you need only 190 feet of wall.
To: fella
So why do humans insist on squares? Houses, rooms boxes etc.
If I may speculate, most human artifacts fit better in square boxes, and using wood it's easier and less waste to cut square corners.
When stacking boxes within boxes for transport, rectangular wins. Bees don't have to do that.
I think it's a matter of the materials and methods available and how to use them effectively with minimum waste and work.
For bees it worked out to be hexagonal wax walls, for us it's wooden rectangular boxes.
The rest is habit.
We do make round jars for liquids and food stuff. Round is a strong shape and makes sense when using clay and glass.
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posted on
04/28/2016 7:46:10 PM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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