Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension

Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension

- Cut pizzas in new and fairer ways!
- Fit a 2p coin through an impossibly small hole!
- Make a perfect regular pentagon by knotting a piece of paper!
- Tie your shoes faster than ever before, saving lit…

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