Zometool - Plato's solids
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The oldest man-made models of these shapes are over 3,000 years old, but they've been around long before humans in the shapes of viruses, crystals and life forms. Why are they so special? Build the Platonic Solids and explore the relationships between them by constructing their duals (learn what a dual is). Pythagoras, Plato, Euclid and Kepler were all big fans, and soon you will be too!
- Why are there only 5 perfect 3D shapes?
- Why were these shapes a closely guarded secret in ancient Greece?
- Examine the shapes that form the basis of nearly all natural and human-built structures.
- Build all 5 of Plato's Solids and their duals.
- Learn what a dual is!
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