Mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius was born OTD in 1790. He is best known for devising a surface that not even the @nytimes.com could find a way to both-sides. 🧪 🔭 - ThreadSky

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mcnees.bsky.social • 472 days ago

Mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius was born OTD in 1790. He is best known for devising a surface that not even the @nytimes.com could find a way to both-sides. 🧪 🔭

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anubisthejackal.bsky.social•472 days ago

Sorry, this is the only Mobius I recognize

neospector.bsky.social•472 days ago

I think you should wash it off or something, there are ants all over the place.

hawaiianimages.bsky.social•472 days ago

A+

derzeitreisende.bsky.social•472 days ago

Thats one of the best educated jokes I have read.

Chapeau! 👍🏻

mcnees.bsky.social•472 days ago

🙏

chemprofcramer.bsky.social•472 days ago

well, THAT helps explain why "Mobius strips" was an answer to one of today's NYT Crossword clues!

fmriguy.bsky.social•472 days ago

Did you finish it today? I got the mobius strips but I’m having some issues otherwise

chemprofcramer.bsky.social•472 days ago

I did finish, but I thought it was trickier than a typical Friday

msinformation.bsky.social•472 days ago

To paraphrase the great Carrie Fisher, if this weren’t funny, it would just be true.

afivegantenna.bsky.social•472 days ago

congrats to him on having the coolest name of all time

senatorivy.com•472 days ago

"It's Moebin' time!" he was often heard to say, as. he twisted strips of paper

billstewart.bsky.social•472 days ago

Mobius strip only has one edge, but you can still try to lean it on that instead of the side.

lizardky.bsky.social•472 days ago

If no modern/future setting yet includes a strip joint named "Club Mobius", why not?

itsmatt.bsky.social•472 days ago

Get their ass

kingbillis.bsky.social•472 days ago

Ahhhahaha!

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