What is the best way to lace your shoes? This seemingly simple question, rooted in everyday life, can provoke passionate argument–and prompt a mathematical response. Three common lacing styles. Here ...
Chances are, when you take a fresh pair of running shoes out of the box, you don't give the laces much thought besides maybe admiring their bright, perfectly un-dirtied hue. And hey, that's ...
Unlike most everyone else in the world, Burkard Polster gave this question a lot of thought, often at night. "Instead of counting sheep, I might count lacings," said Polster, a mathematician at Monash ...
Running shoes are made so they fit snuggly and comfortably around your feet, but the way you lace them up changes how they really fit. Blogger KatieRUNSthis shows off a few different lacing techniques ...
The knotty problem of choosing the optimum way of lacing up shoes has been solved by a new mathematical proof. There are many millions of different possibilities but ...
What is the best way to lace your shoes? This seemingly simple question, rooted in everyday life, can provoke passionate argument–and prompt a mathematical response. Three common lacing styles. Here ...