From: David Litwin To: scrawfor@host1.dia.net Cc: Cube List In-Reply-To: <32A761C9.72AD@host1.dia.net> Subject: Identify this puzzle please! Reply-To: dlitwin@geoworks.com Actually that is a cubo-octahedron and has as its internal mechanism a normal cube (with different side and corner pieces). This has 10 sides, not 12 like the dodecahedron. The faces of a dodecahedron are pentagons and the internal mechanism is actually quite similar in concept to the cube (12 centers on axes instead of 6 centers on axes). Dave Litwin Scott Crawford writes: > I recently acquired a puzzle through the mail and am not sure what it is > called. I'll give a shot at describing it: It has 14 sides - 8 > triangles, and 6 squares. The squares are rotated 45 degrees and each > touch 4 other squares at the corners, while their sides match up with 4 > triangles each. You could achieve the shape of this puzzle by taking a > cube and shaving off the corners to create an equilateral triangle. > There are no markings or words on it. If anybody knows, please let me > know, as I am curious if this is the Magic Dodecahedron I've been > reading about. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 19:29:53 -0500 (EST)