You enter a room. It is dark. You cannot see, so you light a lamp that emits light through a tiny hole. You notice the walls are covered with mirrors.Suddenly, you realize there is still a part of the room that is dark. Wherever you go,this is true.Where are you? Your'e in... Tokarsky's unilluminable room!
Tokarsky unilluminable room was discovered by George Tokarsky in 1995, as a response to Victor Klee's problem. There are actually two rooms, a 26-sided one and a 24-sided one, both of which work.
My idea for making it illuminable is the following:
Take Tokarsky's room and turn it into a bubble wand. Take this, dip it in some soap, and run.
Tell your friend to take a picture of the bubble just before it comes out.
Place the match at the top of this dome, and Tokarsky's room will be illuminated!
Click here to see Tokarsky's room.
Have you been playing with bubbles in your shower again? :)
ReplyDeleteLove, Mom