Braiding
This page contains cardboard braids that are known to work.
See this blog post for details on how the make them
and the question I am trying to answer and this blog
post for my current conjecture about which braids work.
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| Date found | Slits | Jump | Does it work? | Picture | Notes |
| 01 Aug 2014 | 5 | 2 | No | ||
| 01 Aug 2014 | 6 | 2 | No | ||
| 25 Jun 2016 | 7 | 2 | No | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/7-2.jpg")) | Found by @singinghedgehog at Maths Art and Craft day |
| 21 Feb 2017 | 7 | 3 | No | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/7-3.jpg")) | Found by @SparksMaths |
| 01 Aug 2014 | 8 | 3 | Yes | ||
| 25 Jun 2016 | 9 | 2 | No | Found by @singinghedgehog at Maths Art and Craft day | |
| 25 Jun 2016 | 10 | 4 | No | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/10-4.jpg")) | Found by @singinghedgehog at Maths Art and Craft day (Note: (9,4) is written in photo, but it's a (10,4)) |
| 21 Feb 2017 | 11 | 3 | Yes | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/11-3.jpg")) | Found by @SparksMaths |
| 28 Jun 2016 | 11 | 4 | Yes | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/11-4.jpg")) | Found by @ningningnny |
| 01 Aug 2014 | 12 | 5 | Yes | ||
| 28 Jun 2016 | 13 | 3 | No | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/13-3.jpg")) | Found by @ningningnny |
| 28 Jun 2016 | 13 | 4 | No | Found by @ningningnny | |
| 28 Jun 2016 | 14 | 3 | Yes | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/14-3.jpg")) | Found by @ningningnny |
| 10 Apr 2019 | 16 | 7 | Yes | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/16-7.jpg")) | Sent in by Hirah Awan |
| 03 Sep 2014 | 18 | 7 | Yes | Found with Kirsten | |
| 03 Sep 2014 | 20 | 3 | Yes | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/20-3.jpg")) | Found with Kirsten |
| 21 Nov 2014 | 25 | 9 | Yes | ![](javascript:showlimage("braiding/25-9.jpg")) | Found after talk at London Hackspace event |