Flip Flop Square project.

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    What is a Flip Flop Square, and how is one made, I hear you asking? Or not, as the speakers are switched off... :snork:

    Well this is how they are made. First, a piece of paving is marked out like this...

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    ...then, in this case, 18 holes are drilled and plugged...

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    ...then, to finish the project, numbers are screwed on...

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    This creates what is correctly known as a Lo Shu square...and what are Flip Flops if not low shoes? :snork::sofa:
     
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      Do you hang it by your front door and then just circle the appropriate ones for your door number?
       
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          The magic square , these go back to ancient Egypt .
           
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            Here it is in its place...

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              Love it!!! What a fab talking point. Maybe a turtle needs to be poking out of the shrubbery :heehee:
               
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              Now, if you could make one that totals 42 it would be the real meaning of life. ;) :dbgrtmb:
               
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                @shiney , here you go a 42 magic square. Quite easy really :snork:
                 
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                  A good attempt but only 5 out of 10 :). I suppose I didn't tell you that you can't have non-42 lines in it as well :doh:

                  You're not a descendant from the 'B-Ark' from Golgafrincham, are you? :scratch:
                   
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                  No I was on the A-ark , as chief mathematician :biggrin:
                  hmm slight errors in my magic square , this one is better :blue thumb:

                  15 10 17
                  16 14 12
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