ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Periodic table of shapes

Alright kiddo, are you ready to learn about the periodic table of shapes? It's a bit like a collection of special cardboard shapes that fit together in different ways, kind of like a puzzle.

Just like the periodic table of elements shows all the different types of building blocks that make up everything around us, the periodic table of shapes shows all the different kinds of cardboard shapes we can use to create things.

Each shape has a special name, just like your toys have names, and they are grouped together on the table based on how they look and how they fit with other shapes. Some are squares, some are triangles, some are circles...there are even some shapes that are a little bit like squiggles or blobs!

When we want to create something out of cardboard, we can use these shapes to help us plan and design our object. We can see how the different shapes fit together and choose the best ones to make the final product.

It's a really handy tool for artists, architects, and engineers to use when they want to create something new, and it helps them be more organized and efficient in their work.

So that's the periodic table of shapes! It's like a puzzle of cardboard building blocks that we can use to make amazing things. Cool, huh?