The Möbius band is a fascinating object. You can make a simple model of it by joining the ends of a long, narrow strip of paper after giving one end a 180-degree twist. The result is a one-sided, one-edged surface in the form a single closed continuous curve with a twist.
A Möbius band.
A Möbius band split into a twisted Möbius part (right) and flat band (middle) can be recombined into a Möbius “floor” (left).
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