This fan page showcases a cool multi-dimensional construction toy which glows in the dark - http://www.facebook.com/astrologix . Can be used to build shapes...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Dec 11, 2009 6:33 pm
Astro Logix <http://www.astro-logix.com/> An evolutionary new construction toy. http://www.astro-logix.com/ <http://www.astro-logix.com/> ... which glows in...
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roopak vaidya
roopak.vaidya
Dec 12, 2009 1:26 pm
The astrologix seems like an excellent not-just-a-toy. However, at 60$ seems grossly over-priced. Â ________________________________ From: robstrange66...
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FreeManInParis
mitchpowell2
Dec 15, 2009 6:54 pm
Hi everyone - I just thought I'd let you know I took my passion for designing patterns on triangular grids mapped across an icosahedral template, and I turned...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Dec 29, 2009 3:39 am
Wow! How about that! Little icosahedra <http://free-craft-downloads.com/> on your Christmas Tree! I bet that anyone can make the templates ...
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FreeManInParis
mitchpowell2
Dec 30, 2009 12:01 am
You're being facetious, aren't you?...
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Alan Michelson
a.michelson
Dec 31, 2009 12:38 am
Without making fun of the "little" icosahedra, (I'd rather hang BIG icosahedra on the tree.) I have always liked geometric stuff as decorations. (See the...
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Burt Clawson
wildstar2002
Dec 31, 2009 4:39 am
i think those icosahedral ornaments are very cool. Here's a paper ornament I built about four years ago - a small stellated dodecahedron. Paper, razor...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Jan 7, 2010 5:53 am
... Just look at the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Color_System ... Which you can build from http://www.adrianbruce.com/maths/nets/tetrahedron_net.htm...
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occamsword
Feb 1, 2010 11:21 pm
I've created six slide shows at Youtube featuring new classes of polyhedra, including: Exploded, Lattice, Open and Crown polyhedra. You can find them by typing...
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jennifer kurtz
jenniyoungkurtz
Feb 2, 2010 12:19 am
Thank you for sharing! You made my little guy's month!!! He only got to watch one tonight before bed and was so thrilled that he got to rate it!  ...
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jxandar
Mar 18, 2010 9:28 pm
Chemists Influence Stem-Cell Development With Geometry http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100317162000.htm ...
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jennifer kurtz
jenniyoungkurtz
Mar 18, 2010 11:27 pm
Have you found this site?  http://chemistry.ctrl.ucla.edu/crmr/ Not exactly what you were wanting but worth looking at if you haven't yet.  Peace~ Jenn ...
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jenniyoungkurtz
Mar 18, 2010 11:31 pm
Be certain to go into the gallery and look at the structures. My little guy (now 8) loves trying to build them out of zome (gumdrops and toothpicks--whatever...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Mar 22, 2010 5:46 am
"Teams had to use exactly 680 glasses to build a tower exactly 15 levels high with only one glass on top. ...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Apr 24, 2010 3:35 am
Yes, it's all there at http://www.ac-noumea.nc/maths/polyhedr/CCP_.htm...
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jennifer kurtz
jenniyoungkurtz
Apr 24, 2010 1:34 pm
This is just stunning! Thank you for posting. Â Peace~ Jenn This is just stunning! Thank you for posting. Peace~ Jenn...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Jul 24, 2010 4:38 am
... "These six elementary colors are frequently chosen to paint educational toys, or for designs that try to appeal from their simplicity (such as the Olympic...
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danradin
Oct 2, 2010 12:56 am
Come visit my new Platonic Solids facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/PlatonicSolids/158392277523641...
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Alan Michelson
a.michelson
Oct 16, 2010 11:40 pm
Tetraxis magnetic geometry puzzle This uses the same four colors based on the Natural Color System. Thanks to Jane of synergeo for this one! This one might be...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Oct 17, 2010 12:17 am
... It might also be based on the rhombic dodecahedron. Those 4-color pyramidal dents might be the dents of the rhombic dodecahedron rather than of the regular...
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Adrian Rossiter
adrianrossiter
Oct 20, 2010 10:21 am
Hi Alan ... There is a wooden version of the puzzle here http://www.johnrausch.com/PuzzleWorld/puz/augmented_second_stellation.htm (And a similar icosahedral...
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Jane
jjkostick
Oct 20, 2010 12:40 pm
It's based on the rhombic dodecahedron. I will soon post on www.tetraxis.com a link to a youtube video called "Tetraxis Geometry". The rhombic dodecahedron...
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Adrian Rossiter
adrianrossiter
Oct 20, 2010 2:03 pm
Hi Jane ... Nice models and puzzles. There are also some models and discussion of the arrangement in Alan Holden's Shapes, Space and Symmetry from 1971 (pages ...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Oct 21, 2010 1:15 am
... rather ... of ... cuboctahedron ... http://www.johnrausch.com/PuzzleWorld/puz/augmented_second_stellation.ht\ m ...
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jennifer kurtz
jenniyoungkurtz
Oct 21, 2010 1:50 am
These are amazing....thanks for sharing. Â Peace~ Jenn ... From: Alan M <amichelson2002@...> Subject: [Polytopia] Re: Tetraxis magnetic geometry puzzle ...
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Jane
jjkostick
Oct 21, 2010 9:34 am
The video illustrating the geometry of the Tetraxis is now up on YouTube...here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnkyOTtBij8 The video was created by...
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Adrian Rossiter
adrianrossiter
Oct 21, 2010 12:20 pm
Hi Jane ... I like the video, it explains how everything fits together very well. There is a point in the video where the rhombic dodecahedra are shown in...
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roopak vaidya
roopak.vaidya
Oct 21, 2010 11:05 pm
Brilliant stuff! ________________________________ From: Adrian Rossiter <adrian_r@...> To: Polytopia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, 21 October, 2010...
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Alan M
a.michelson
Oct 22, 2010 1:19 am
You're just treating each rhombic dodecahedron as if it were a jitterbugging square:...
