Thursday, April 12, 2012

Wobbly Table Math

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-turning&ref=sciam

It's a problem as old as civilization: the wobbly table. You may have thought your only recourse against this scourge is a hastily folded cocktail napkin stuffed under the offending leg. If so, take heart, because mathematicians have recently proved a more elegant solution. Just rotate the table.