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Step 3Some Thoughts and A Different Type of Dixiesphere
The finished spherical dodecahedron is impressively strong, but IT'S NOT A GEODESIC SPHERE! Quite the contrary, it is comprised of a lot of minor circles on a sphere, not great circles (aka geodesics). The cups are truncated cones (aka frustrums). I'm not really sure how to understand the structural dynamics or statics engineering of this type of construction. If the dixie cups were were made of thin-walled aluminum or sum shitz, and their bases were welded plates, would the hemispheres make good strong dome structures? I'm not equipped to consider this problem effectively. Any thoughts?
Now, here's a different variety of Dixiesphere at various stages in its construction.
Now, here's a different variety of Dixiesphere at various stages in its construction.
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Oct 12, 2006. 1:27 PMnurd
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the second picture looks like it hase a mouth... just look at the white parts of the cups _
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