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The Five Compound Platonic Solids

2024-03-06

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Do check out my video with Adam Savage over on Tested: https://youtu.be/s_F4uD8wAs0

Yes, I'm back in NYC for An Evening of Unnecessary Detail on Sunday April 14. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matt-parker-an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail-tickets-847453715877?aff=oddtdtcreator

Pre-order my new book! https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/love-triangle-by-matt-parker-signed

The excellent graphics of spinning dodecahedrons were made by Ben Sparks. You can see the GeoGebra file here: https://www.geogebra.org/m/yhkepkbc

Some more details about space diagonals on Math Stack Exchange.

https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4181398/space-diagonals-of-a-dodecahedron

Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They keep my polyhedra intersecting. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS

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Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash

Written and performed by Matt Parker

Laser cutting by Lisa Mather

Extra graphics by Ben Sparks

Produced by Nicole Jacobus

Music by Howard Carter

Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

Training on using a bandsaw by Adam Savage

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician

Website: http://standupmaths.com/

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UK book: https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/humble-pi-signed-paperback


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