IKEA and the Packing Problem
You know who is really good at geometry? IKEA.
The efficient assemblage of triangles, rectangles, and irregular pentagons is impressive enough, but check out this clever use of an empty quarter circle!
An appropriately sized shim lets a couple of rectangles fit perfectly into that corner!
1 Comment
PaulK · January 10, 2013 at 11:58 am
“really good” — so can it be proven to be an optimal packing too? 🙂