How do bees make such perfect hexagons? #science #bees #shorts #honeycomb #maths #sciencefacts

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Published1 week ago
Duration1:04
Video IDMT18Wd4iChk
Languageen-GB
CategoryScience & Technology
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video

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Views4K
Likes201
Comments7
Engagement Rate5.21%
Likes per 100 views5.04
Comments per 1K views1.75

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Bees are some of nature’s most impressive engineers. Here’s why hexagons are the perfect shape for their honeycomb. 🐝⁠ ⁠ Fascinated by the maths of bees? We just dropped a new Off-the-shelf Masterclass, a totally free teaching resource, in collaboration with the Natural Curriculum and The Educational Recording Agency.⁠ Become a channel member to support the Ri's charitable mission to make science accessible: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/join Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe

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