The Shape That Wins at Everything
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Download[playful instrumental synth music fades slowly] You know...
You know...
Hexagons are the bestagons.
Why?
Because bees.
Bees are the best
and build only the bestagon, the hexagon.
Now, I know what you’re thinking.
Bees build hexagons because they're hexapods
with hexagon eyes.
How could they do otherwise?
Excellent point.
But the humble bumble has an engineering problem to solve.
She makes two things: honey and wax.
The former to eat,
and the latter to contain the former.
To make but a little honey,
she must visit a lot of flowers.
And to make one unit of wax,
she needs eight units of honey.
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Key Vocabulary (14)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
The superlative form of 'good,' describing something that is of the highest quality, excellence, or effectiveness compared to all others in a group. It is used to identify the top-ranking item or person in a specific category.
The word 'same' is used to describe things or people that are identical or not different from each other. It indicates that two or more things are exactly alike in every way or are the very same entity.
"We have the same birthday!"
Honey is a sweet, thick liquid that bees make from the nectar of flowers. It is commonly used as a natural sweetener in cooking, baking, and drinks like tea.
"The honey is important."
A square is an open, four-sided area in a town or city, usually surrounded by buildings. It is often a central place where people meet, sit at cafes, or look at monuments.
"The square is important."
Describes a space that has a lot of natural brightness or many windows. It also refers to colors that are pale or close to white rather than dark.
"This is very light."
Grammar in This Video
"she needs eight units of honey."
"she must visit a lot of flowers"
"more complicated ones obviously use more lines"
"Hexagons are the bestagons"
"Bees build hexagons because they're hexapods"
"There's lots of options"
"she must visit a lot of flowers."
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