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Draws quasiperiodic tilings; think of the implications on modern
-formica technology. Written by Timo Korvola.
+formica technology.
In April 1997, Sir Roger Penrose, a British math professor who has
worked with Stephen Hawking on such topics as relativity, black
holes, and whether time has a beginning, filed a
copyright-infringement lawsuit against the Kimberly-Clark
Corporation, which Penrose said copied a pattern he created (a
-pattern demonstrating that ``a nonrepeating pattern could exist in
-nature'') for its Kleenex quilted toilet paper. Penrose said he
-doesn't like litigation but, ``When it comes to the population of
+pattern demonstrating that "a nonrepeating pattern could exist in
+nature") for its Kleenex quilted toilet paper. Penrose said he
+doesn't like litigation but, "When it comes to the population of
Great Britain being invited by a multinational to wipe their bottoms
on what appears to be the work of a Knight of the Realm, then a last
-stand must be taken.''
+stand must be taken."
As reported by News of the Weird #491, 4-jul-1997.
+
+Written by Timo Korvola; 1997.
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