Large Printable Hexagon Shape

The hexagon is the strongest shape known. Not many people know this but if you want something to hold a lot of weight pick a hexagon. Hexagonal patterns are prevalent in nature due to their efficiency. In a hexagonal grid each line is as short as it can possibly be if a large area is to be filled with the fewest number of hexagons.

We may observe different objects that have the shape of a hexagon. A honeycomb, a nut, white divisions of a volleyball, stop board in traffic symbols, back end of pencils and bolts are all examples of real life objects that have the shape of a hexagon. These shapes have been illustrated in the figure below to understand in detail.

In nature, the single strongest chemical structure is the hexagon. The hexagon is an entirely symmetrical shape, having six congruent sides as well as six congruent internal angles. The hexagon can be tiled seamlessly and infinitely, and because of its circular shape, it can do so in the most economical formation.

Why nature prefers hexagons | Hacker News. Pulcinella on Aug 6, 2017 [-] You get hexagons because of close-packing. [1] Circles (or a 2D array of spheres) of the same size fit closest together when they are arranged in a hexagonal pattern.