diff --git a/src/experimental/_impl/_nz_cells_impl.scad b/src/experimental/_impl/_nz_cells_impl.scad
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+use <experimental/sum.scad>;
+use <util/sort.scad>;
+
+function _manhattan(v) = sum([for(d = v) abs(d)]);
+
+function _chebyshev(p1, p2) =
+    max([for(i = [0:len(p1) - 1]) abs(p1[i] - p2[i])]); 
+
+function _nz_cells_classic(cells, p, dist) =
+    let(
+        dists = [
+            for(i = [0:len(cells) - 1])
+                dist == "euclidean" ? norm(cells[i] - p) :
+                dist == "manhattan" ? _manhattan(cells[i] - p) :
+                dist == "chebyshev" ? _chebyshev(cells[i], p) :
+                             assert("Unknown distance option")
+        ]
+    )
+    min(dists); 
+
+function _nz_cells_border(cells, p) =
+    let(
+        dists = [
+            for(i = [0:len(cells) - 1])
+                concat(cells[i], [norm(cells[i] - p)])
+        ],
+        idx = len(cells[0]),
+        sorted = sort(dists, by = "idx", idx = idx),
+        a = [for(i = [0:idx - 1]) sorted[0][i]],
+        b = [for(i = [0:idx - 1]) sorted[1][i]],
+        m = (a + b) / 2
+    )
+    (p - m) * (a - m);
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diff --git a/src/experimental/demo/nz_cells_demo.scad b/src/experimental/demo/nz_cells_demo.scad
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+use <experimental/nz_cells.scad>;
+use <golden_spiral.scad>;
+
+size = [100, 50];
+half_size = size / 2;
+
+pts_angles = golden_spiral(
+    from = 3, 
+    to = 10, 
+    point_distance = 3
+);
+
+cells = [for(pt_angle = pts_angles) pt_angle[0] + half_size];
+noised = [
+    for(y = [0:size[1] - 1]) 
+        for(x = [0:size[0] - 1]) 
+            [x, y, nz_cells(cells, [x, y])]
+];
+
+max_dist = max([for(n = noised) n[2]]);
+
+for(n = noised) {
+    c = abs(n[2] / max_dist);
+    color([c, c, c])
+    linear_extrude(n[2] + 0.1)
+    translate([n[0], n[1]])
+        square(1);
+}
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diff --git a/src/experimental/nz_cells.scad b/src/experimental/nz_cells.scad
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+use <experimental/_impl/_nz_cells_impl.scad>;
+    
+function nz_cells(cells, p, dist = "euclidean") =
+    dist == "border" ? _nz_cells_border(cells, p) :
+                       _nz_cells_classic(cells, p, dist); 
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