11 August 2015

Gömböc

I recently learned that when you win the Smale Prize you get a gömböc!

My favorite part of the gömböc is its relationship to a turtles' righting response: "The balancing properties of the gömböc are associated with the 'righting response', their ability to turn back when placed upside down, of shelled animals such as tortoises and beetles."

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