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		Sharlin on March 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: F-35's Towed Decoys Look at those High-Tech Hexagons[1]! The F-35 designers knew their tropes. [1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HighTechHexagons

monocasa on March 29, 2019 | [–]

Hexagons are the most efficient way to tile a 2D surface.

the8472 on March 29, 2019 | [–]

The starship heatshield too. Even cooler than the space shuttle RCC bricks.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1107378575924035584

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