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Source Identification Contest

Now that someone has finally mapped out Tethys, the challenge is this: figure out what I based its shape on. This was attempted for a while on OOC channel, and evidently it's nothing particularly obvious to anyone. For further hints, it is also not anything stupid or ridiculous, and it is something that not everyone knows about.

The contest rules are this: in each round, a given person may make one answer. Add your entries here, to the bottom of this section, and sign them (with ~~~~). A round ends whenever I add a line indicating that none of the above answers are correct, after which everyone may make another answer. The first person to give the correct answer wins a valuable item for the character of his or her choice. Obviously, you may not repeat another person's answer, since if it is correct, they've already won. Let the games begin... —Chaos 11:59, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

My guess is a Moebius strip... Zyll 12:00, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

I was gonna say the infinity symbol, an 8 on its side. Ketsum 12:01, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

I think it is the 3D surface (or brane) of 4 dimensional torus (hypertorus ?) http://www.dr-mikes-maths.com/4d-torus.html Megnmax

The circumpolar representation of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.. Seeker

S the notation for Entropy --Fuego 12:16, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

It's what our Universe looks like -- Hangman 12:15, 9 May 2008

It's from an escher drawing Maalcrum 12:21, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

Ouroboros --Aemon 12:39, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

The Magnum Rollar Coster Nerevarine 14:42, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

The Logrus - Hatred 15:42, 9 May 2008 (EDT) (aka Coma)

Archimedes Corkscrew, or boobs...boobies rule --Bladestorm 16:55, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

I was thinking a lemniscate as well. Hell, I thought it was infinite for a long time =P Ryal 21:25, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

Klein bottle Esmene 22:57, 9 May 2008 (EDT)

Its the Sacred Chao but being a discordian everything looks like the Sacred Chao wigglewigglwigglewiggle Foy 02:31, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

None of the above answers are correct. But I love the hypertorus brane and Logrus ones. Round Two. —Chaos 10:43, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

One of those climbing latches that people put on keychains Hatred 13:00, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

a bowtie Nerevarine 13:12, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

a celtic knot Ketsum 16:30, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

It appears to be the symbol for infinity, usually used in mathematics. --Kian 09:32, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

hmm ... well sticking with arcane goemetrics how about a hyperbolic paraboloid (which is the shape of a "Pringle") also possibly the 2D analog of the 3D surface geometry of our universe in 4D spacetime if it is open (not enuff mass to cause the "big crunch"), which has a nice syncronicity with "Pringles" !! Megnmax 13:55, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

DNA Helix --Aedhan 16:04, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

None of the above answers are correct. Seriously, no matter how many times you say "infinity symbol", it's still not going to be correct. Round Three. —Chaos 04:24, 12 May 2008 (EDT)

Chaos was half way through eating a giant pretzel and so made the zone in the shape of a half pretzel! I seen it in a vision! so that makes it true you can all stop guessing I win! honest! :p Ketsum 10:18, 12 May 2008 (EDT)

One of those little slide toys where either the penguins or weebles slide down it and ride the stairs back up, and then slide down again. --Bladestorm 11:44, 12 May 2008 (EDT)

A Stella D'oro Breakfast [[1]] Nerevarine 13:44, 12 May 2008 (EDT)