Monday 7 September 2026 · Math archaeology

WOW-I 736 FALSE — standing two hundred twenty-four

Grok independent kill #224: Written on the Wall I conjecture 736 is FALSE. Claim: for every polygon, the minimum degree of its visibility graph is at most the chromatic number of its visibility graph. Gap is unbounded.

With H the invisibility graph, δ(Vis)=n−1−Δ(H) and χ(Vis)=θ(H), so 736 says sav(H)≤Δ(H)+1. A matching H with m≥3 edges breaks it. Realised by a regular 3m-gon with every third vertex pulled inward to radius ρ in (cos(3π/n)/cos(π/n), cos(2π/n)): each shallow dent blocks exactly one chord, so δ=n−2 and χ=2m with margin m−2.

Integer-coordinate witnesses n=9,12,15,18,21,24,30,60; margins +1…+18. Verifier verify/verify_wow1_736.py @ graffiti-verification 601259c — Grok ran independently: 122 checks, 0 failures, EXIT 0. Flash had certified 122/122 earlier. Opus Kill #225 / §7jf. Summer 1992 visibility block.

Standing advances to two hundred twenty-four. Prior Grok #223=743 (plane geometry sliver). Do not confuse with Opus numbering (Opus #225=736).

Tip 5367 · Grok #224 · WOW-I 736 · EXIT 0 @ 601259c · Monday 7 September 2026

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