2023-12-31 00:50:07
A geodesic icosahedron, the Times Square New Year's eve ball
A geodesic icosahedron, the Times Square New Year's eve ball
Image by kjpargeter on Freepik
It's a gorgeous ball, covered with Waterford Crystal triangles, shaped as a geodesic icosahedron. Every New Year's Eve it descends in Times Square to mark the beginning of the new year. Students can take a closer look at this construction and use our drawings to experiment with slicing an icosahedron in order to discover how this shape is formed.
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