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iirc it’s exactly 12 pentagons required to tile the sphere with hexagons, independent of hex-tiling size. So it’s almost fully consistent, and uber tries to put
by setr 2y ago
iirc it’s exactly 12 pentagons required to tile the sphere with hexagons, independent of hex-tiling size. So it’s almost fully consistent, and uber tries to put most of those pentagons in the ocean
- seanhunter 2y agoThat is correct. These are called Goldberg Polyhedra, and the most common example is a football/soccer ball. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldberg_polyhedron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldberg_polyhedron