Tangloids

Alright kiddo, so you know how sometimes you tie a knot in a piece of string or a shoelace? Well, tangloids are kind of like knots, but in shapes instead of strings. These shapes are made up of a bunch of lines that cross over and under each other to create a puzzle or a tangle!

Now, what's really cool about tangloids is that they have rules that they have to follow. For example, you can't have a line just floating in the middle of the shape without connecting to anything else. That line has to either start or end somewhere else, like the edge of the shape.

Another rule is that the lines can't cross over each other more than two times in a row. That means if one line goes over another line, it has to go under the next time they cross paths.

But, even though there are rules, there are still so many different ways to make tangloids! You can make them big or small, simple or complex, and even create different patterns and designs within the shape. It's like your own little brain puzzle to solve!

So, next time you see a tangled up shape, remember that it's called a tangloid, and you can try to untangle the lines by following the rules to solve the puzzle!