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Xenocide_Knight Korea (South)2625 Posts May 16 2009 00:05 GMT #1 Well it's not really shape but.. It's a 2D hexagon that you can fold and when you unfold it, the "face" of the hexagon is different. And you can do this up to 6 times. You make it by folding a strip of paper. Does anyone know what im talking about?

RoieTRS United States2569 Posts May 16 2009 00:21 GMT #2 Are you referring to tessellations? http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/tessellate/?version=1.6.0_11&browser=Mozilla&vendor=Sun_Microsystems_Inc.

Ellis 247 Posts May 16 2009 00:23 GMT #3 Cootie Catcher?

CharlieMurphy United States22895 Posts May 16 2009 00:57 GMT #4 is it some kind of origami?

[ZiNC]Ling United States69 Posts May 16 2009 01:19 GMT #5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexaflexagon

Xenocide_Knight Korea (South)2625 Posts May 16 2009 01:25 GMT #6 It's kind of like origami You start by taking a strip of paper and folding it in triangles. It's looks like a flat hexagon. You fold it in some crazy way and when you reopen it, it's a completely different color/pattern but still the same hexagonal shape. Ugh this is bothering me We made these in math class today

RoieTRS United States2569 Posts May 16 2009 01:25 GMT #7 On May 16 2009 10:19 [ZiNC]Ling wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexaflexagon hahahaha that is the coolest name for a thing ever. I'm almost tempted to name my kid after it.

Xenocide_Knight Korea (South)2625 Posts May 16 2009 01:36 GMT #8 :D thats it hexaflexagon thanks soooooooooo much

omninmo 2349 Posts May 16 2009 01:44 GMT #9 watch Cootie Catcher i just watched this.. genius havent seen SP in quite a while. man its awesome. pet cemetery references!

Aylear Norway3988 Posts May 16 2009 02:10 GMT #10 How do you forget a name like hexaflexagon?

Malongo Chile3472 Posts May 16 2009 03:40 GMT #11 icosaedro

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