The Spectre aperiodic monotile was an unexpected discovery in 2023.
An aperiodic tiling is when you cover a flat surface with copies of a single shape, without any repeating patterns.
Beaches are big and (mainly) flat and, famously, easy to do a bit of temporary building on. We're going to make large “cookie cutter” tools in the shape of the spectre monotile, and cover a beach with the aperiodic tiling.
We're looking for volunteers to come down to the beach and do some aperiodic tiling, and talk to the public about what we're doing. If you're interested in being involved, join the ridiculous maths project volunteer mailing list, and we'll contact you when we're looking for people.
6th and 7th June, on Whitley Bay beach, in the North-East of England.
There's more information on the event info page.
North Tyneside Council have confirmed that they're happy with our chosen dates of 6th and 7th June, 2026.
That means we can start putting together a team of volunteers!
If you'd like to come to Whitley Bay on the day and be part of the tiling crew, please fill in our volunteering offer form.