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Re: icosahedron in soccer-ball style
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Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:55:19 GMT
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   The precise value is 6/5.1/5.1 so here the pentagons will be taut and flat. There is probably enough slack in the construction to accomodate the imprecision, needs to be tested though!

Well... I tried to build a pentagon (using solid 2x5 structures in the middle) and I was not able to close it (too much tension). Perhaps with the bar and holes it would work ?

Philo



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  Re: icosahedron in soccer-ball style
 
(...) Originally I thought of using 2x1 plates with one stud to get a 1/2 stud value, but your 6/5/5 idea is probably (much) better. The precise value is 6/5.1/5.1 so here the pentagons will be taut and flat. There is probably enough slack in the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)

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