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6-point 3D von Neumann stencil

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Gib Bogle

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Apr 29, 2012, 7:14:50 PM4/29/12
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Is there a shorter name for this? The shape is that of a component in a
children's game, the name of which I forget.

Ray Koopman

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Apr 30, 2012, 2:31:54 PM4/30/12
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On Apr 29, 4:14 pm, Gib Bogle <g.bo...@auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
> Is there a shorter name for this? The shape is that of a component in a
> children's game, the name of which I forget.

A jack ?

Gib Bogle

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Apr 30, 2012, 5:25:32 PM4/30/12
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That's the one! I can't remember what we did with them (I mean when we
played).

Ray Koopman

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May 1, 2012, 1:59:15 AM5/1/12
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacks

Ring any bells?

Gib Bogle

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May 1, 2012, 3:44:42 PM5/1/12
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Ah, yes! Knucklebones is what we called it, although that game was
usually played with pieces of plastic with a shape that could have had
some resemblance to a bone. Maybe it was played originally with real
bones. "He's got his grandfather's fingers"
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