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Fun with Maths - Wellington Boot Epicycles

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Fun with Maths - Wellington Boot Epicycles

Here are 10 steps to create a Wellington Boot from rotating circles (epicycles). Ref 1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qS4H6PEcCCA by Mathologer (recommend to subscribe) - Explanation of the maths Ref 2: https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/171755/how-can-i-draw-a-homer-with-epicycloids by anderstood for the code Ref 3: Code file - if you need the code Ref 4: The welly image 1) Create an account (14-day free trial available) at https://mathematica.wolframcloud.com 2) Create a new Wolfram notebook (File -> New Notebook) Paste the following code into the top part of the notebook (takes a few seconds for Wolfram to recognise it): img = Import["https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0001/1319/files/wellington-boot-black-and-white.gif?9529291750893159073"];img = Binarize[img~ColorConvert~"Grayscale"];img = ImageResize[img,100];img = Blur[img,3];pts = DeleteDuplicates@   Cases[Normal@      ListContourPlot[Reverse@ImageData[img],        Contours -> {0.5}], _Line, -1][[1, 1]];center = Mean@MinMax[pts] & /@...

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Yellow Wellies - Farm Safety Week - 16 - 20 July 2018

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It's Farm Safety Week between 16th and 20th July 2018 - please visit YellowWellies.org. Show support by following on Facebook and Twitter.  

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British Welly Week

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British Welly Week

Photo: Pixabay When is British Welly Week? Welly week is an unofficial National celebration of the humble British Wellington Boot.  It is usually held in the last week of April.There are two Wellington boot weeks. April showers bring May flowers: Welly week is in April when the mud starts increasing due to April showers October/November: welly week is in the middle of October when the Autumn rains start creating muddy fields. This is a charity event run by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (see this link for more information) What to do during Welly Week? Wear your wellies to work during Wellington Boot week....

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50,000 Followers!

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50,000 Followers!

Amazing! we have 50,000 followers on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/bootkidz

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Who are "The Boot Kidz"?

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Who are "The Boot Kidz"?

The Boot Kidz The Boot Kidz is a collection of designer coat stands made with metal-bar and cement Wellington Boots. The Boot Kidz is a British innovative design combination of coat stands and wellies.  Hang jackets, coats, scarves, hats, belts, and other clothing accessories on the metal see-through mannequin frame.Use as valet stands, coat stands, mannequins for shop windows, or just for artistic display purposes. Who designed "The Boot Kidz"? Karen Henry designed The Boot Kidz whilst studying for her furniture design diploma at London Metropolitan University and as part of the requirements for completing her HND diploma in furniture design. Do you sell your...

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