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For all the math geeks who want to celebrate the holidays in their own way, try out the Fractal Gingerbread House. There may not be infinite surface area, but why not make your inedible masterpiece an ode to a beautiful pattern instead of some dumpy looking house?
So let's get our geek on and make a gingerbread Menger sponge.
So let's get our geek on and make a gingerbread Menger sponge.
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A Menger sponge is a 3D fractal that starts with a cube. In each iteration the surface of each cube is divided into 9 sections and the middle section is pushed out.
In the next iteration, you look at the smaller subcubes of the original cube and repeat the same process.
in the picture below you can see the same process. With this gingerbread fractal we'll be making a level 2 Menger sponge and using decoration to make it look like a level 3.
Don't worry if that doesn't make sense, we'll move out of math geek territory now.
In the next iteration, you look at the smaller subcubes of the original cube and repeat the same process.
in the picture below you can see the same process. With this gingerbread fractal we'll be making a level 2 Menger sponge and using decoration to make it look like a level 3.
Don't worry if that doesn't make sense, we'll move out of math geek territory now.
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i learned the hard way that 9-volts are NOT fun to eat.