Cluster of 33 Icosidodecahedra

There’s one icosidodecahedron at the center of this cluster, with more icosidodecahedra attached to each of the central figure’s 32 faces. In the first version, the coloring is simply based as the number of sides for each face.

Augmented Icosidodeca 33.gif

In the next picture, the coloring is by face-type (position in the overall cluster).

Augmented Icosidodeca 33 color by face type.gif

The last image shown here has the cluster in “rainbow color mode.”

Augmented Icosidodeca 33 rainbow.gif

I used Stella 4d to make these — a program you may try for free right here.

Tessellation of Regular Pentagons and Tetraconcave Octagons

tessellation

I saw a tessellation similar to this on Facebook, and used Geometer’s Sketchpad and MS-Paint to re-create it with colors of my own choosing.

Election 2018

vote against the party of Trump

I just early-voted in the midterm election, and surprised myself by casting ballots for several Libertarians. These were races where voting Libertarian was the only way to vote against the Party of Trump.