Building a Better Raft
From Cyberchase
05:35 - 07:41
2m 6s

The CyberSquad tests if its contraption serves as a raft. While it floats, it contains holes, and Digit gets attacked by piranhas through the holes. The group determines it needs to build a raft with no holes and no overlap. Together, they combine square pieces that they find on the floor to make a big raft. Inez explains that they've created a tessellation, and she defines the meaning of the word.

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