Monday, 28 November 2011

Math and beautiful food

To continue on with how math can be used to create beautiful food, I discovered this amazing web site
(http://vihart.com/food/) that depicts how if strategically used, mathemeatical formulas can create art with food.

Candy Corn Sierpinski's Triangle




Sierpinski's Triangle is a neat fractal that can be made out of all sorts of materials. Candy corn, being roughly triangular themselves, make a lovely version! Sierpinski's original triangle is equilateral, but candy corn has more of an acute iscosoles shape that makes a nice elongated Sierpinski's triangle.
This is a perfect example of how mathematical formulas or theories can be used to create images from real life objects.  There are many more examples and pictures on the link above. Enjoy!

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