[00:00] What I mean by that is, if you take away some of its edges, how many distinct configurations can you get? And the tricky part here is that we're going to consider incomplete
[00:14] Now, even though this is a very pure math puzzle, This was essentially the premise behind a work I've been away from making videos this summer,
[00:30] and in that time I've been using Patreon funds to commission a set of guest videos, and the most recent one tells the story behind this artwork in parallel with the story of a problem solving process that could lead you to answer this
[00:43] And effectively, that process is to rediscover a bit of group theory The creator for this video is a friend of mine, Paul Dancstep, and I thought he did a really beautiful job creating something that could
[00:57] be at once accessible to a middle schooler and thought provoking to a PhD student. next time you find yourself in the mood to sit down for a longer piece. In the meantime, I thought you'd enjoy starting to think about the puzzle itself.