Earth Unfolding

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  • Author: StevenMcQ

Tags: dymaxion  globe  killeroo 

Blue Marble globe unfolds to a flattened map with minimal distortion. The sphere is cut along great circles, similar to B. Fuller's Dymaxion map, but instead of projecting onto an unfolded icosohedron, the map is flattened with an iterative algorithm (www.UVLayout.com). The second segment shows...

what is a 3v 5/8 dome?

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  • Author: infinitelylarge

Tags: burningman  dome  icosahedron  math 

This video explains what terms like 3v, 4v, 5v 3/8 and 5/8 mean in dome building. FYI, I glossed over some stuff in the video about the possible 3 dimensional shapes made from regular triangles. It doesn't change anything for dome building, but I did say something that isn't true in here. I...

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