Constructing Deltahedra from Recycled Plastic Bottles

Year: 2017 Authors: Weiling He; Chengde Wu; Ergun Akleman

Core claim

Two-bottle modules can be assembled into all deltahedra with equal-length edges, providing a practical educational construction system.

Topics

deltahedra, recycling education, 2-manifold meshes, polyhedral construction

Domains

geometry, topological graph theory, polyhedral combinatorics, design education, craft construction, visualization

Methods

two-bottle modules, end-to-end connectors, rubber band assembly, plastic bag connectors

Media

recycled plastic bottles, packing tape, rubber bands, plastic shopping bags

Source status

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