Math with Bad DrawingsCartoon Archive

Nonorientable Surface

June 10, 2021Original blog post

Road signs for mathematicians: beyond "Slippery Surface," a warning for a nonorientable surface, with a car driving on a Möbius strip.

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[Sign 1: a skidding car] "Slippery Surface" [Sign 2: a car on a Möbius strip] "Nonorientable Surface"

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021-06-10-nonorientable-surface/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Topics
Advanced Math › Topology › Möbius StripAdvanced Math › Topology › Non-Orientable Surfaces
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