A Cube of Snub Cubes

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A Cube of Snub Cubes

This cubic arrangement of eight snub cubes, one of the minority of polyhedra which are chiral, includes four “right-handed” snub cubes, and four that are “left-handed.”

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An Enantiomorphic Pair of Snub Cubes

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An Enantiomorphic Pair of Snub Cubes

Unlike most polyhedra, the snub cube is chiral, meaning it exists in “left-handed” and “right-handed” forms. In this fused pair of snub cubes, there is one of each type.

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