Sujet : Re: Orange stacks
De : richard (at) *nospam* cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin)
Groupes : rec.puzzlesDate : 12. Jul 2025, 20:49:24
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Organisation : Language Technology Group, University of Edinburgh
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In article <
104tudv$274e7$1@dont-email.me>,
David Entwistle <
qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> wrote:
If I had a grocery store, I think I would stack oranges in a square-based
pyramid, but I assume that a triangular-based pyramid would lead to more
efficient packing.
Contemplate the sloping faces of this square-based pyramid:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_packing#/media/File:Rye_Castle,_Rye,_East_Sussex,_England-6April2011_(1)_(cropped).jpg
-- Richard