Omar:
Why do you make your combs in
a hexagonal shape?
Senior Bee:
I see. You want to know
why we don't make them squares, triangles,
pentagons or octagons, but hexagons... If we had made
the honeycomb in another shape, there would be areas
left unused in between the cells; in this way, we would be
able to store less honey and would have to waste wax to
patch the gaps. Actually, we could also store honey in
squares or triangles but the hexagon is the shape with the
shortest circumference. Despite having the same volume
as other forms, we use less wax to make hexagonal cells
than we would use to make triangles or squares. In other
words, we can store the maximum amount of honey in
hexagonal combs and use the minimum amount of wax.
I couldn't believe my ears! I was taking engineering
lessons from a tiny, lovely honeybee... There were many
other things I wanted to ask and learn. But it was getting
late, so we left the senior honeybee and started to walk
towards my father.
Omar:
I have learned a lot from you and the other
honeybees. Now I realise that before, I was completely
unaware of the beauties which existed before my eyes!
You have taught me that there is perfect order in the
universe.
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Harun Yahya
