This was the first mobius strip that I made...for sale.
I'm always surprised at how easy these are to make. It feels like they should be far more complicated than putting one twist in a circle--but they aren't.
I also wish they were more useful.
I've personally always envisioned them as part of the geek's prerequisite collection of puzzles, games and curiosities. I have a friend who's got a whole tray of them that sits in a corner, and whenever there's people over at his place, they help keep the conversation lively. Someone picks up a puzzle and everyone has to put in their ideas about how to solve it--or there's a few toys that seem to defy the laws of physics. A beaded optical illusion would fit right into a cluster of curios like that.
But aside from a passing mention at what passes for a cocktail party among geeks ("game night"), I'm not really sure what you can do with these clever little things. They aren't long enough for a bracelet, but are too big for a ring. You could stick a chain through one and call it a necklace, but they seem a bit heavy for that.
I did like my Christmas suggestion of suggesting drunken relatives untwist it. I thought that was clever. And if there aren't any drunken relatives around, perhaps a blond would suffice?
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