10. The paper ball experiments produce fractals. Recall often a fratal is as well
characterized by what is removed as it is by what remains. For example, the Sierpinski gasket
can be constructed by specifying the triangles removed: 1 of side length
The close packing of nearly uniform size beans in bean bags leaves spaces of about the same size. This is no more fractal than are the red squares on a chess board.
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