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Superegg
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[[Image:Wireframe superegg.jpg|thumb|286px|right|A wireframe representation of a superegg]]The geometrical solid produced by rotating a [[superellipse]] around its longest axis. (Also sometimes called a superellipsoid.) The superegg is a member of the class of so-called "Lamé solids", named after the French mathematician who first described them.
The superegg's characteristic shape is described by this equation:
[[Image:Superegg_equation.png]]
In the superegg to the right, the values for the variables are p=2.5, r=3 and h=4. This is the classic pop-culture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superegg superegg] promulgated by the Danish mathematician, designer and poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Hein_%28Denmark%29 Piet Hein] in the late 1950's and early '60's. Versions of this superegg are still sold as [http://www.thegamespeopleplaycambrid.../products/1351 toys] and even [http://www.unicahome.com/p14015/piet...piet-hein.html housewares].
The messaging artifact discovered on Mars by the wizardly survey team is in the shape of a superegg. ([[AWOM]])
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[[Image:Wireframe superegg.jpg|thumb|286px|right|A wireframe representation of a superegg]]The geometrical solid produced by rotating a [[superellipse]] around its longest axis. (Also sometimes called a superellipsoid.) The superegg is a member of the class of so-called "Lamé solids", named after the French mathematician who first described them.
The superegg's characteristic shape is described by this equation:
[[Image:Superegg_equation.png]]
In the superegg to the right, the values for the variables are p=2.5, r=3 and h=4. This is the classic pop-culture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superegg superegg] promulgated by the Danish mathematician, designer and poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Hein_%28Denmark%29 Piet Hein] in the late 1950's and early '60's. Versions of this superegg are still sold as [http://www.thegamespeopleplaycambrid.../products/1351 toys] and even [http://www.unicahome.com/p14015/piet...piet-hein.html housewares].
The messaging artifact discovered on Mars by the wizardly survey team is in the shape of a superegg. ([[AWOM]])
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