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Re:Hexagonal Grids (2013) by yudlejoza on Monday December 07, 2020 @09:32PM (#25340964)
For a semi-goofy take (CGPGrey) on hexagons:

https://youtu.be/thOifuHs6eY

Re:Hexagonal Grids (2013) by wumms on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @04:51AM (#25343544)
More hexagons in nature:

Image: "Hexagonal formations on the surface of the Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia, 3,656 meters above sea level) [0] as a result of salt crystallization from evaporating water": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_de_Uyuni#/media/File:Sal...

"During the rainy season (December to March) the salt flat gets covered with a layer of water. As the water evaporates under largely still conditions, the salt forms hexagonal shapes (optimal for heat transfer) on its surface known as Bénard cells, an example of the Rayleigh–Bénard convection [1] phenomena." [2]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_de_Uyuni

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh%E2%80%93B%C3%A9nard_c...

[2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20170809_Bolivia_158...

Re:Hexagonal Grids (2013) by amitp on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @09:52AM (#25345892)
Also in nature: there is a giant hexagon on Saturn! http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/diagrams/saturn-h...
Re:Hexagonal Grids (2013) by amitp on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:27AM (#25342238)
Hexagons are bestagons!
Re:Hexagonal Grids (2013) by smexxymoose on Monday December 07, 2020 @09:37PM (#25340991)
Came to the comments just for this link