Eva looooves Vi Hart, the charming, quirky, and brilliant mathematician who is best known for her verbally quick videos about math and doodling. This week, once again, Eva’s been studying her video on mexi-hexi-flexigons. Take a peek:
Ok. Now you know why we adore Vi. Today, Eva decided was The Day to make these delicious treats, so off we went to the grocery store to buy 12 inch tortillas for the task. We bought a package of 6.
Eva is working with the tortilla strip
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First step is to cut a strip from the center of the tortilla. Proportion is key. Too thin and it won’t hold any food, too thick, and you won’t be able to make enough triangles to complete the shape. Also, fresh tortillas are essential!! Most tortillas will break if you bend them around too much. Even with the package we just opened, we still had some tearing problems. Tortillas #1 – #4 met terrible fates, either from being too small or too big, or tearing when the flexing moment arrived.
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Oh my. We only had two tortillas left! This time, Eva paid close attention to the strip width, and we decided not to do any pre-eating flexing. This one was going to count.
Testing out the triangle strip
Building the triangle stack
This one’s going to work, we just know!
Pulling together the ingredients….
Drum Roll Please! …
Om nom nom.
So cool!
Thanks!
Abby and I love this!!!
Give it a go – it’s very fun! But I would definitely recommend trying with paper first.
oh, we adore vi hart in this household, too! we did the hexiflexisnowflakes (actually, diana did one and showed me; i haven’t attempted it yet). did you see her series on thanksgiving mathed food? or the gaussian christmas song? or doodle music? we especially like that one and hum our interpretations of it throughout our day!
I can’t say we’ve seen all her stuff, but if we’ve missed any, it is only one or two. “snailsnailsnailsnail” is a common saying around here, as is the clip from her Halloween video “candycornkernels…candycornkernels.” My husband laughs at us for choosing these things to repeat out of all the brilliant mathy things she has to say!
there are so many times that i wish our girls could get together. they seem to have some similar interests and creative desires. so glad to see what you post here!
Thanks Dawn. I’d love that! And who knows…. what state are you in again?
state of limbo. actually, in california but will be making our way across the country to washington, d.c.
Oh of course. I knew about the transition, but I forgot from where to where. Huge changes ahead for you! And of course if you’re driving, North Dakota’s kind of in the middle….
It was tasty too! I recommend this recipe.
~Eva the flexagon nommer.
om nom nom
I just discovered your blog! I love this! I’ll have to try this with my girls! Thanks!
Thanks! And let me know how it goes!