2007-05-06 15:41:33 · 5 answers · asked by solomondd 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I think you are thinking of down the middle to mean cutting it all along its length--literally making it have two ends not connected. In this case you would be correct--it would not be a Mobius strip anymore.
2007-05-06 15:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Wikipedia:
"If the strip is cut along the above line, instead of getting two separate strips, it becomes one long strip with two full twists in it, which is not a Möbius strip. This happens because the original strip only has one edge which is twice as long as the original strip of paper. Cutting creates a second independent edge, half of which was on each side of the knife or scissors. Cutting this new, longer, strip down the middle creates two strips wound around each other."
2007-05-06 22:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by guest20060730 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a mobius strip is friggin crazy! It's mythical. Look at it, if you follow one side, its soon the other side, and so on. Ahhh, they make my head hurt.
There was one on my calculus book which I used for all 3 calcs. Eh!
2007-05-06 22:47:46 · answer #3 · answered by JirafaBo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.. that's interesting. I'm not sure I follow you there.
2007-05-06 22:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by Adel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The devil!
2007-05-06 22:45:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋