Pentagons Are Terrible at One Thing

Why it was recommended

he manages to cover a lot of ground

Recommendationelihu · Original2020-12

What it covers

A CGP Grey video about why pentagons are bad at tiling and why hexagons are so special, in his usual playful style. It touches on honeycombs and tiling in nature. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

CGP Grey

Length

9 min 27 sec

Year

2020

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