Tinker & See

Explorable explanations for curious minds.
Don't just read it. Play with it.

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Made by a dad and his child as test pilot. Inspired by Bret Victor's Explorable Explanations.

The explorables

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The Secret of the Square Corner

Pythagorean theorem

A mystery hiding in a tiled floor. Count it, build it, slide it, pour water on it, and discover for yourself one of the most famous ideas in mathematics.

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Can a Wheel Measure Itself?

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Roll it, measure it with its own purple stick, then squeeze out the most famous number in the universe, the exact way Archimedes did 2,200 years ago.

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How to Mentally Calculate the Day of the Week for Any Date

Conway's Doomsday rule

Two secrets: a clock of leftovers, and a squad of dates. With them you can name the weekday of any date in history, in your head. John Conway's famous trick, learnable in an afternoon.

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