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3D Printing a Mathematical Mystery from Reddit

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3D Printing a Mathematical Mystery from Reddit

A six-year-old internet mystery is solved, revealing how the bizarre and beautiful "maths trumpet" is a 3D visualization of the multiple complex solutions to the equation (-2)^x.

byModern Sciences Team

July 12, 2025