A Problem Squared

072 = The Perfect Paint Set and Rubik's Reset


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In this episode... 

🎨 What's the best hypothetical paint set? 

🧊 Can a single turning pattern return a Rubik's cube to where it started? 

🛰 And some Any Orbital Business! 

If you want to weigh in on the Reasonable / Unreasonable debate, and watch Bec in her element painting a wardrobe, follow this link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyJwjphMesl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

And if you want to see more from the colour theorist, Peter Donahue, who consulted on Bec's problem, find him on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/art.pete.repeat/?hl=en 

For Martin Bellander's incredible colour graph, follow this link: https://blog.martinbellander.com/post/115411125748/the-colors-of-paintings-blue-is-the-new-orange 

Please do send us your problems and solutions to the website: aproblemsquared.com

If you want more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter,  Instagram. and of course Patreon.

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