The 30-Cell Puzzle

Discussion in 'Feature this!' started by henryseg, Oct 7, 2012.

  1. henryseg
    henryseg Well-Known Member
    This is a new puzzle, designed/discovered by Saul Schleimer and myself. It is based on the 120-cell, one of the 4-dimensional regular polytopes, the analogues of the 3-dimensional regular polyhedra (the cube, tetrahedron, octahedron and so on). The goal is to assemble the 5 identical pieces shown in the first picture into the ring-like structure shown in the others. Each of the five pieces is made from six dodecahedral cells, giving the puzzle its name.

    Shapeways shop
    YouTube video

    Cheers,

    Henry

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  2. Magic
    Magic Well-Known Member
    4-D puzzles... Brillant!
    :)