alt Hacker NewsThis is really cool. I've always found braids & knots very fascinating (Wonder if that says anything about my particular strain of Autism)
This is really cool. I've always found braids & knots very fascinating (Wonder if that says anything about my particular strain of Autism)
Probably (k)not.
I like them too, including the math of weaving. They are very interesting structures. I spend an unhealthy amount of time playing with my belt *, twisting and knotting them and buckling them shut... reanimating Dirac's trick.
I don't think I am autistic. ADHD, very likely yes.
* Try this. Hold the loop of your buckled belt, so that the buckled is in your right hand and the mid-lengths of your belt in your left hand. Keep your thumbs up and pinky down as you hold the two. Now with your thumb of your left hand, push the top edge inwards to impart one half twist. Do that again. Now your belt will look quite twisted. Now exchange your hand position by moving your right hand towards left and left hand towards right. When you cross let the right hand pass below your left hand.
If you do this right, there might be a surprise waiting. You might have to do it a few times to get it right. Belts have natural variations in their preferred twistings, so it might take a few tries.