I could not have made this without Stella 4d, software you can try for free (as a trial version), or buy, at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.
Eight Rotating Triskelions
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Proposed Radiobiohazard Symbol
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We’re all familiar with the radiation-hazard symbol:
And, of course, the biohazard symbol:
However, what if some unforeseen disaster threatens us with living, radioactive pathogens? Clearly, we need a radiobiohazard symbol for just such an eventuality, and I’m proposing the top picture here as a rough draft for one, inspired by the two already-existing warning symbols.
To the TSA, FEMA, the NSA, and the rest of the alphabet soup of “keep-us-safe” agencies: you’re welcome.
Triskelion of Regular Polygons
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Dartboard
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Black Widow
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Pulsating Cuboctahedron, Featuring Enneagrammic Mandalas
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The enneagramic mandalas on the square faces of this cuboctahedron are from the last post, with inverted-color, smaller versions of the same image on the triangular faces. These mandalas were created using Geometer’s Sketchpad and MS-Paint. Projecting them onto the faces of the cuboctahedron, and then creating this rotating, pulsating .gif image, however, took a third program: Stella 4d, which you can buy, or try for free, at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.
Ten Enneagrams
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These enneagrams are of the {9/3} variety, which means each one is made of three concentric, equilateral triangles. One of these enneagrams is at the center; the other nine surround it.
Various Colorings of a Enneagon-Centered Mandala
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The rest will each get bigger if you click on them.
Four-Color Radial Enneagon-Centered Mandala
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A Rhombic Dodecahedron, Decorated with Rippled Tessellations
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The decorations on each face were created using the design, made using Geometer’s Sketchpad and MS_Paint, shown here. I then used Stella 4d, available at this website, to project this flat image onto each face of this polyhedron, and make this rotating image.
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