A curiosity in the topological spaces, the Alexander Horned Sphere is formed by pushing out two horns from a sphere, twisting the horns together, pushing out two more horns from each horn, twisting the new horns, pushing out more horns, ad infinitum. Here is a monster that is topologically the same as a sphere, although its space outside is not topologically equivalent to that of a sphere.

Could it be some sort of Martian brocolli, or weird sponge in the sea? Or an Alexander Horned Croissant would be nice for breakfast, would it not?

Posted on November 1st, 2005  | RSS 2.0 |