Topological Limericks
21st June, 2011
A mathematician confided
That the Möbius strip is one-sided
And you’ll get quite a laugh
If you cut one in half
For it stays in one piece, undivided!
- Anonymous via @ColinTheMathmo
A mathematician named Klein
Found the Möbius Loop quite divine
Said he, “If you glue
The edges of two
You get a weird bottle like mine!”
- Anonymous
The topological part of my brain
Finds Möbius strips quite a strain
But I make you this pledge:
I’ll glue one at its edge
And build a real projective plane
- RE
Any more? (Or can anyone give me attributions for the Anons?)
June 28th, 2011 at 11:51 am
[...] By Richard Elwes [...]
July 19th, 2011 at 3:06 am
Asked the good Dr. Klein “What’s the fuss?
Regarding my bottle don’t cuss!
Just be very aware, storing liquids with care,
that what’s inside and out you don’t muss!”