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Orientability

math Maturity 7-9

Some shapes have two sides.

Torus.png
Torus.png
You can go clockwise or counter-clockwise. Most things work this way. But some shapes are different. They only have one side!
Flipping in Möbius strip.gif
Flipping in Möbius strip.gif
Can you find a shape with one side?

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File:Torus.png
Torus.png
File:Flipping in Möbius strip.gif
Flipping in Möbius strip.gif
File:Steiner's Roman Surface.gif
Steiner's Roman Surface.gif
File:Small pie.svg
Small pie.svg
File:pie 2.svg
pie 2.svg
File:Surface orientation.gif
Surface orientation.gif
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