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"A thin, straight wire is marked off into m equal lengths by m-1 points. It is then bent at a right angle at each of one or more of these points, making each segment parallel to one of two rectangular axes. The bent wire may be self-intersecting, but not self-coincident over a finite length. How many different shapes may it have?" Found this one in my old paper Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences: M1206. In the online version it got another number: A001997.

Bend wires, 8 lengths, 7 possible bends, white on black, in sequence

Bend wires, 8 lengths, 7 possible bends, white on black, in sequence

Colour
white on black
Order
more or less in sequence
Paper
Fabriano Black Black 300 g, A3
Pen
white pen (Mitsubishi Uni-ball)
Dimensions
40 × 22 cm

8 lengths, 7 possible bends, 493 variations

More or less in sequence, all unique

Bend wires, 7 lengths, 6 possible bends, silver on black, in sequence

Bend wires, 7 lengths, 6 possible bends, silver on black, in sequence

Colour
silver on black
Order
more or less in sequence
Paper
Fabriano Black Black 300 g, A4
Pen
chrome pen (Molotow Liquid Chrome, 1.0 mm)
Dimensions
27.5 × 18 cm

7 lengths, 6 possible bends, 176 variations

More or less in sequence, all unique

Bend wires, 10 lengths, 9 possible bends, black on white, in sequence

Bend wires, 10 lengths, 9 possible bends, black on white, in sequence

Colour
black on white
Order
more or less in sequence
Paper
Canson XL Bristol, A4
Pen
black pigmented fineliner (Rotring Isograph)
Dimensions
40 × 25 cm

10 lengths, 9 possible bends, 3821 variations (78x49-1)

More or less in sequence, all unique