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Taijitu as a mnemonic for LuoShu
While the LuoShu (3×3 magic square) is simple to memorize by itself, one visual trick to remember the layout of the nine numbers is the Taijitu (yin-yang symbol). Write down the numbers from one to nine following the swirling pattern … Continue reading
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SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
A riddle: I cast dices, pick dominoes, play roulette, draw tarot cards and mahjong tiles but always find the same numbers… … Triangular numbers. T( 3) = 6T( 7) = 28T( 8) = 36T( 12) = 78T( 16) = 136
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666 as sum of squares
666 = 4² + 1²+2²+3²+4²+5²+6²+7²+8²+9²+10²+11²+12²
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The Old One and the Fisherman’s Wife
Meanwhile in Japan, Hokusai in his old age used to sign 画狂老人卍 (Gakyōrōjinmanji). His life long production of painting covers every genres and subjects, like nyotaimori.
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An Octopus with a Nose Ring
If the idea of having a swastika part of a Kanak charm against creatures from the deep seems strange to you, let me take you for a trip along the coast of Panama. There, the Kuna indians live on a … Continue reading
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Of a Charm against Creatures from the Deep
In The Shadow over Innsmouth ( H.P. Lovecraft, written 1931, published 1936), old Zadok Allen mentions a Kanak’s charm. “Well, come abaout thutty-eight – when I was seven year’ old – Obed he faound the island people all wiped aout … Continue reading
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365 as sum of squares
365 = 10² + 11² + 12² 365 = 13² + 14² 365 = 5² + 12² + 14² 365 = 3² + 4² + 12² + 14²
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