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Why Do Bees Make Rhombic Dodecahedrons?

2021-10-06

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Editing and filming while covered in bees by Alex Genn-Bash

Additional filming and bee angering by Greg Foot

Cardboard models by Matt Parker

Music by Howard Carter

Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

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The Problem
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The Research
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The Math
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