math

I once tried to prove that the hexagonal tessellation is the most efficient one for the perimeter/area ratio.

I stopped when I realized bees make honeycombs in hexagons. So they can safely store the most honey with the least material.

Proof by natural selection.

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In 2D the hexagonal lattice has long been known to be optimal. In 3D the Kepler conjecture states that the hexagonal close-packed (HCP) lattice is optimal and was also proven. Interestingly, this is not the lattice that bees construct; they prefer one with rhombic dodecahedral cells, which look hexagonal when sectioned