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Robot that holds a pencil

Hey!

Imagine you have a little robot that holds a pencil. Set it down on a sheet of paper and give it these instructions:

1. Move forward 3 units and turn right.
2. Move forward 1 unit and turn right.
3. Move forward 2 units and turn left.
4. Move forward 1 unit and turn left.
5. Move forward 2 units and turn right.
6. Repeat.


If the robot makes its turns at 90° angles, it will produce this figure:




But, remarkably, if it turns at 120° it will draw this:



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40 comments:

  1. DiegoNovember 24, 2010 at 10:09 AM

    Mhh, interesting.

    Or intriguing should i say

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  2. Mr BouchardNovember 24, 2010 at 10:19 AM

    For the 2nd picture, it should be 60°, not 120°. But yet, let's use this technique and create ourself a new religion with an 80° logo! haha

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  3. Derrick ONovember 24, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    interesting!

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  4. EvanNovember 24, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    coincidence? I think not

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  5. ninjastkNovember 24, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    Oh my, I never knew that, thanks man!

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  6. CowbellrockerNovember 24, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    That's neat

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  7. Typical tech monkeyNovember 24, 2010 at 4:14 PM

    Creepy. As. Hell.

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  8. FRESHhousemusicNovember 24, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    wow, thats weird. Certainly not a coincidence.

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  9. AaronNovember 24, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    So cool - This makes me feel like we're in some part of a Davinci Code movie/book :)

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  10. LonelyHNovember 24, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    so freaking cool, did not know that before! Thanks :)

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  11. Das Auto!November 24, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    i remember doing something similar back in high school when i had to design a simple game with "basic"

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  12. 000November 24, 2010 at 10:36 PM

    i bet stencils would also look cool

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  13. MitopirNovember 25, 2010 at 5:11 AM

    haha insteresting

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  14. AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    Conspiracies
    CONSPIRACIES EVERYWHERE

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  15. AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 8:35 AM

    Hahaha... that is awesome. Sick blog.

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  16. KikinoNovember 25, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    LOL awesome!!! XD

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  17. Michael VNovember 25, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    That's awesome ! really >_< !

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  18. Tomas FerNovember 25, 2010 at 1:43 PM

    Curious and awesome.

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  19. killerkunNovember 25, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    Agree with diego it should be 60 degrees for the second one

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  20. Intellectual RelapseNovember 25, 2010 at 3:33 PM

    I'm fairly sure with those instructions you'd never get a swastika, you'd get a chain of 9x9 squares... you would make the star but you'd have to use a mixture of 60 and 30 degree turns

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  21. VaporNovember 25, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    Creepy.

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  22. kailusNovember 25, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    @Intellectual Relapse

    About the swastika - I am 100% sure, just grab pencil and paper, then follow the instructions. Remember to imagine a robot doing those instructions and make turns like robot would, not from ur perspective :)

    the star, gonna try it tomorrow on paper.

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  23. kailusNovember 25, 2010 at 4:04 PM

    just tryed the star, because few of u says other degrees than on instruction. 120° is perfect. You are missing the point with a robot...

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  24. Come At Me BroNovember 25, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    Nice info!

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  25. BenNovember 25, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    its awesome... !

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  26. SkimboshNovember 26, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    I think your little robot needs to go out and have some ice cream or something nice like that.
    All the religious symbols are stressing it's mojo.

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  27. SomeoneNovember 26, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    insane@ blows my mind.

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  28. JackNovember 26, 2010 at 7:06 PM

    Science!

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  29. AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 12:49 AM

    My god. That cool, I'm glad I now Know this.

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  30. PosterNovember 27, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    Coincidence?
    I think not

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  31. AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    If that actually turns into those designs, then this is a very freaky trick. You learn something new everyday!

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  32. David DavidsonNovember 27, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    STOP MESSING WITH MY MIND!!!!

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  33. fornicateNovember 28, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    rofl thats fucking sick conspiracy much?

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  34. level85nerdNovember 28, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    oh wow! :o creepy shit!

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  35. EGGDOORNovember 29, 2010 at 7:08 AM

    wut?? that doesnt seem correct... prove it!

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  36. KrichevskoyNovember 29, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    omg im kinda shocked

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  37. RonohNovember 29, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    very interesting...

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  38. J.raceDecember 12, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    I tried this out, and couldn't make sense of it.. Is it just me or is the logic a little off in this?

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  39. MitaecDecember 17, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    J.race its NAZI sign.. pretty nice stuff, i first thought it will be something retarded, but its pretty neat :)

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  40. Oli HDecember 21, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    Wow, weird, I wonder if they knew that when they picked the design?

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