why do honeycombs turn from circle to hexagons?

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Alternate title: Why is a hexagon the most energetically favorable shape?

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If you have a bunch of squishy circles placed next to each other, there are still some gaps where the circles don’t touch.
If you then squeeze them together the circles deform and close the gaps, leaving you with hexagons.

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