[minimal surface library](https://virtualmathmuseum.org/Surface/gallery_m.html) - for lots of interactive visuals
[[Helicoid and catenoid]]
[[surfactants|soap bubbles]] form minimal surfaces to minimize surface tension
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t-3lCZXlPM
a minimal surface has no curvature (mathematically, the second derivative of the surface = 0)
Related? [[repulsive surfaces]]