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Largest Sofa You Can Move Around A Corner

Richard Green | Quanta | 14th February 2025

Useful geometry. Since 1966, mathematicians have been seeking a proof for a practical problem: what is the largest sofa, by area, that one could successfully move around the 90-degree corner in an L-shaped hallway? A researcher in Seoul has finally done it, proving that a curved sofa design first proposed in 1992 is indeed the biggest option, with the semi-circular shape enabling a smooth pivot (1,600 words)

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50 Years Of Travel Tips

Kevin Kelly | Technium | 13th February 2025 | U

Fifty tips for better travel. Always go to the furthest and most remote location first, then work your way back to your departure city. Offer to pay your taxi driver to take you to visit their mother. Eat whatever the healthy-looking locals are having. Memories are the best souvenirs, so be deliberate about recording them. Be humble and nice to strangers: "Being good to them brings out their good" (3,500 words)

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