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Tetrahedron Machines 3D Tetrahedron

Frank Hausman

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The Tetrahedron Machine is the simplest Platonic solid brought to life as a dynamic mechanism. This polyhedron has four corners, four sides, and six edges which are made of air cylinders connected by flexible joints. Extending and contracting these cylinders changes the shape and volume of the Tetrahedron in interesting ways. The Tetrahedron Machines were conceived to be interactive sculptures controlled by humans or computer.

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Acknowledgements

Images:

  • Prime Tetrahedron's first movie - Real.ram (42k) or Real.rm (42k) (Real player) or AVI (500k).
  • Big Tetrahedron at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
  • Prime and Big Tetrahedra at SFMOMA.
  • Big Tetrahedron balances on edge.
  • Skinny Tetrahedron hops a little.
  • Prime Tetrahedron balances.
    • Big Tetrahedron at SFMOMA. Two Tetrahedra at SFMOMA. Big Tetrahedron on edge. Skinny Tetrahedron takes a hop. Prime Tetrahedron Balances.

    Contact Information:
    tetrahedron at pacbell dot net
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