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by activatedgeek 1192 days ago
What are some examples of efficient packing results that led to or inspired practical solutions?
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Communications theory is largely about how to pack circles/spheres efficiently in multiple dimensions. So arguably pretty much all of the modern society is based on efficient packing.
One I can think of is circles-in-circles where you are bundling wires or optical fibre cores into cables. (And probably for tensile cables used in bridges and so on)
Bin packing everywhere! Truck loading?

Minimizing maximum to minimum ratio for structural stability.