Thursday, April 2, 2009

Things to do while convalescing

Anyone remember construction toys called Googolplex? Each set gives you a bunch of plastic squares, triangles, and pentagons, plus hinges to clip them together. I don't think they're made anymore, and actually I think the main problem with them was how tough it is on the fingers to take things apart. Tugging off those hinges really tenderizes the fingertips!

But they're still fun to play with, and I hadn't gotten them out in awhile. So I got reacquainted with my Archimedean solids (doesn't
everyone do that once in awhile?).

Like the
rhombicuboctahedron ...


The
icosidodecahedron (sporting the attractive frame covers) ...


And, the big one, the
rhombicosidodecahedron.


And of course, a little homage to the starship Enterprise ...


What? It looks like it, a little. Kinda?

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