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etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did?

Posted By: Jason Lee
Date: Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 10:12 p.m.

In Response To: etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did? (Bill Riles)

I thought it interesting that an icosahedron comes within only one additional side of allowing us to play backgammon with only one stone.

Nice!

JLee

Messages In This Thread

• Why do dice have six sides? -- OT, but related, and interesting
  Bill Riles -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 2:10 a.m.
  • Why do dice have six sides? -- OT, but related, and interesting
    Bill Riles -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 2:14 a.m.
    • Why do dice have six sides? -- OT, but related, and interesting
      Bill Riles -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 2:21 a.m.
      • Giving credit with integrity
        6stones -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 8:03 a.m.
        • Giving credit with integrity
          Jason Lee -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 11:52 a.m.
        • Giving credit with integrity
          Bill Riles -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 1:48 p.m.
          • Giving credit with integrity
            6stones -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 1:58 p.m.
        • Giving credit with integrity
          6stones -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 1:57 p.m.
  • Why do dice have six sides? -- OT, but related, and interesting
    Strato -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 3:24 a.m.
  • Why do dice have six sides? -- OT, but related, and interesting
    rambiz -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 3:49 a.m.
    • Why do dice have six sides? -- OT, but related, and interesting
      Bill Riles -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 4:12 a.m.
  • Source
    Michael Petch -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 4:52 a.m.
  • Why do shipping containers have six sides? *NM*
    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 12:26 p.m.
    • +1 *NM*
      Fender -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 12:56 p.m.
      • 5 +1 *NM* *NM*
        Mr Majestyk -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 1:00 p.m.
    • Why do shipping containers have six sides?
      Bill Riles -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 1:45 p.m.
      • etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did?
        Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 2:27 p.m.
        • etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did?
          Bill Riles -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 2:31 p.m.
          • etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did?
            Jason Lee -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 10:12 p.m.
        • etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did?
          stw672 -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 9:04 p.m.
        • etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did?
          Barry Silliman -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 1:33 p.m.
          • etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did?
            Chuck Bower -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 11:21 p.m.
        • etymologists/logicians -- did you chortle as I did?
          Rich Munitz -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:39 p.m.
          • I finally figured it out...
            Chuck Bower -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 6:01 p.m.
    • Why do shipping containers have six sides?
      Golden -- Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 7:59 p.m.
  • Why do dice have six sides? -- OT, but related, and interesting
    Rich Munitz -- Friday, 13 May 2011, at 2:02 a.m.