A Problem Squared

117 = Visualising Hacks and Unusual Icy Snacks

A Problem Squared

Show Notes

šŸ‘ļø How do you remember things if you can’t visualisethem in your mind’s eye? šŸ­ What’s the best shape for a freeze pop? 🪣 And there’s some Any Other Beachness

Head to our socials to see freeze pop pics, Matt(not that one)’s tooth and the AOB gifts!

Here’s a link to the University of Exeter’s The Eye’s Mind project: https://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/eyesmind/

And here’s a selection of freeze pops and anti-prisms… https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/del-monte-quality-pineapple-freeze-pop-8-x-62ml https://www.vimto.co.uk/vimto-range/product/vimto-pyramids/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_antiprism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disphenoid

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