Prime Link: 8_2_16

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This prime link 8_2_16 model showcases a knot within a constant-radius tube, pulled taut. The thin version halves the tube size for better visibility of crossings, while the thick version appears at full scale. These designs require less support material during printing. For further information on this prime link, visit its Knot Atlas page (http://katlas.math.toronto.edu/L8n1). The knot shape is generated by RidgeRunner, a free software available at http://www.jasoncantarella.com/wordpress/software/ridgerunner/, which minimizes the knot's length while maintaining a tube around it. Different functions could yield distinct models for this topological knot. To witness a movie of this prime link tightening, view http://www.jasoncantarella.com/movs.