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A Pyritohedral Coloring-Scheme for the Truncated Icosahedron

Posted on 25 October 2015 by RobertLovesPi
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pyritohedral coloring of the truncated icosahedron

While the polyhedron above, informally known as the “soccer ball,” has icosidodecahedral symmetry, its coloring-scheme does not. Instead, I colored the faces in such a way that the coloring-scheme has pyritohedral symmetry — the symmetry of a standard volleyball. This rotating image was made with Stella 4d, a program you can buy, or try for free, right here: http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

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