Compass Constructions: How to Construct the Cantor Set
Constructing the Cantor ternary set: take the pointy end of the compass, stab your eyes, and now everything looks like the Cantor set.
Transcript
Cantor ternary set: "1. take pointy end of compass" "2. stab eyes" "3. now everything looks like Cantor ternery set" "wow… I nailed it…"
Content note: Cartoon violence: 'stab eyes' with the compass point.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-01-10-compass-constructions-made-easy--compass-constructions-how-to-construct-the-cantor-set/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)