Mathematical Origami

(mathigon.org)

44 points | by signa11 1 day ago

6 comments

  • ciroduran 1 hour ago
    Kusudama is your keyword if you want to learn how to do these :)

    The 5 intersecting tetrahedra is particularly cool, and I've used these instructions to assemble it http://origametry.net/fit.html

  • voidUpdate 2 hours ago
    It should probably be noted somewhere that this is more "papercraft" than "origami", and the thing you download is just the net of the solid, not instructions to make what's in the picture.

    Also saddened by the lack of Catalan solids

    • rtkwe 1 hour ago
      Some of the platonics have folding instructions not just the papercraft net but yeah I wish some of the more interesting ones had actual instructions for the thing being shown too.
      • voidUpdate 1 hour ago
        Ah, I didn't see those
        • timdiggerm 43 minutes ago
          You didn't scroll past the first section before commenting?
          • voidUpdate 38 minutes ago
            I looked at the page, and decided I wanted to see how to origami some of the archimedian solids, which are lower down the page. I don't find platonic solids as interesting so I didn't click on them. I saw they existed but you can't see that they have folding instructions unless you click on them
  • andybak 1 hour ago
    At the danger of spamming this (well - posting it for the second time in 6 months) - I'm still trying to find the select demographic who appreciate this:

    https://ixxyxr.github.io/polyhydra-web/?m=3

  • saivan 2 hours ago
    I was lucky enough to meet the guy behind mathigon for dinner a long time ago. He's brilliant! I'm always excited to see what he is up to! Glad to see this voted up.
  • cloudhead 1 hour ago
    This is not origami.
    • stronglikedan 3 minutes ago
      Sure it is - just a bunch of origamis stuck together.
  • perennialreport 1 hour ago
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