Title: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: thom on May 30, 2012, 04:50:25 AM An Icosikaitrigon
(http://nocache-nocookies.digitalgott.com/gallery/11/5281_30_05_12_4_50_25.jpeg) http://www.fractalforums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=11580 The polygon(shape) is called an icosikaitrigon. The background is the Orion Nebula photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. It required 105 rotations to make the photograph. Title: Re: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: DarkBeam on May 30, 2012, 11:57:41 AM I preferred when you called your pics "thomz". :hrmm:
rofl2 jokeee Title: Re: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: thom on May 30, 2012, 01:11:07 PM I have to agree...but how many time do you get to use words that are worth 37 points in Scrabble even without a coloured tile?
thomz Title: Re: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: Alef on May 30, 2012, 07:53:51 PM Did you mean: Icosikaitetragon :D
Title: Re: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: Dinkydau on May 30, 2012, 10:45:22 PM nice
Title: Re: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: thom on May 30, 2012, 11:23:52 PM 20 icosagon
21 icosikaihenagon, icosihenagon 22 icosikaidigon 23 icosikaitrigon 24 icosikaitetragon 25 icosikaipentagon 26 icosikaihexagon 27 icosikaiheptagon 28 icosikaioctagon 29 icosikaienneagon 30 triacontagon Title: Re: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: Pauldelbrot on May 31, 2012, 12:34:37 AM 20 icosagon 21 icosikaihenagon, icosihenagon 22 icosikaidigon 23 icosikaitrigon 24 icosikaitetragon 25 icosikaipentagon 26 icosikaihexagon 27 icosikaiheptagon 28 icosikaioctagon 29 icosikaienneagon 30 triacontagon And, of course, in three dimensions the -gon ending should become -hedron. Then again, I'm not sure how well the rest applies here either. The basic shape appears to be an icosahedron. If you count the flattened-off edges, that adds thirty* more sides, making it a pentacontahedron. If you count the triangular facets being indented like they are, each counts triple, adding another forty net sides for an enneacontahedron. If you count all the additional fractal bevels ... er ... what's the Greek word for infinity? ;) * Note that each of the twenty triangular facets borders three halves of flattened-off edges. There are therefore 20*3/2 = 30 full flattened-off edges. Title: Re: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: Pauldelbrot on May 31, 2012, 12:37:20 AM On the other hand, counting only the sides facing the camera and including the flattened-off edges, but not the indented triangles, I do count 23 faces ... hmm. :)
Title: Re: An Icosikaitrigon Post by: thom on May 31, 2012, 12:52:46 AM Well...to begin with is was supposed to be a simple globe...but you know how things get out of hand! |