There has been recognition of a particularly useful application of Möbius strips for a long time: belts in machinery wear out slower if they’re Möbius strips, because that way the contact with the shafts is split between both sides of the belt. The oldest example of this usage I know of is from a 13th century engineer in the region of modern-day Iraq and Syria
I just want to know how many times people did this accidentally before Möbius gave it a name
There has been recognition of a particularly useful application of Möbius strips for a long time: belts in machinery wear out slower if they’re Möbius strips, because that way the contact with the shafts is split between both sides of the belt. The oldest example of this usage I know of is from a 13th century engineer in the region of modern-day Iraq and Syria