Marking a Physical Sphere with a Projected Platonic Solid

Year: 2009 Authors: C. A. Yackel

Core claim

A sphere can be divided into projected Platonic-solid regions using paper tape, pins, and related craft techniques without first placing the sphere in a coordinate system.

Topics

projected Platonic solids, spherical subdivision, temari craft, sphere marking, geometric construction

Domains

solid geometry, spherical geometry, Platonic solids, constructions, temari, embroidery, ceramics, spherical ornament

Methods

paper tape measurement, pin-based marking, paper folding, relative distance construction

Media

sphere or ball, paper tape, pins, thread

Source status

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