Word of the day: cuboctahedron

sonhouse

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01 Jul 15 12:27

sonhouse

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01 Jul 15 12:27

http://phys.org/news/2015-07-self-assembly-molecular-archimedean-polyhedra.html

C Hess

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01 Jul 15 12:31

Originally posted by sonhouse
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-self-assembly-molecular-archimedean-polyhedra.html

I see that and raise with rhombicuboctahedron. 😀

sonhouse

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01 Jul 15 13:53

Originally posted by C Hess
I see that and raise with rhombicuboctahedron. 😀

And I double with antirhombicuboctahedron. Your bet.

twhitehead

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01 Jul 15 19:25

Originally posted by sonhouse
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-self-assembly-molecular-archimedean-polyhedra.html

I remember making one of those when I was younger.

I actually have one of these:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_of_five_cubes
that I made out of cardboard when helping my son with a school project a few years ago.

C Hess

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01 Jul 15 20:37

Originally posted by sonhouse
And I double with antirhombicuboctahedron. Your bet.

Anti? You'll have to explain that one.

How about: Pseudorhombicuboctrahedron?

Hu? Hu? Can you read it?

sonhouse

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02 Jul 15 10:02

Originally posted by C Hess
Anti? You'll have to explain that one.

How about: Pseudorhombicuboctrahedron?

Hu? Hu? Can you read it?

The anti one is just one made of anti-matter🙂

C Hess

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02 Jul 15 16:38

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Originally posted by sonhouse
The anti one is just one made of anti-matter🙂

I see. I'm gonna do a dasa and declare myself the winner. I don't know what we just played, or what the prize will be, but I won. HA! 🙂

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02 Jul 15 20:03

Originally posted by C Hess
I see. I'm gonna do a dasa and declare myself the winner. I don't know what we just played, or what the prize will be, but I won. HA! 🙂

The usual prize for "winning" a debate on the Internet is a tetrahedral tin foil hat.

sonhouse

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03 Jul 15 10:13

Originally posted by Soothfast
The usual prize for "winning" a debate on the Internet is a tetrahedral tin foil hat.

Well that would be a lot better than just aluminum🙂

C Hess

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03 Jul 15 15:34

Originally posted by Soothfast
The usual prize for "winning" a debate on the Internet is a tetrahedral tin foil hat.

Tin foil hat! Tin foil hat! I gots me a tin foil hat! Woo-hoooo! 🙄

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03 Jul 15 20:23

Originally posted by sonhouse
And I double with antirhombicuboctahedron. Your bet.

Anteantirhombicuboctahedron. I went back in time and doubled your double before you did.

Soothfast

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03 Jul 15 22:40

"The ludicrous state of solid geometry made me pass over this branch." Plato, Republic, VII, 528.

sonhouse

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04 Jul 15 17:16

Originally posted by Soothfast
"The ludicrous state of solid geometry made me pass over this branch." Plato, Republic, VII, 528.

At ludicrous speed🙂