My rhombic triacontahedron
A couple of months ago I hit the super awesome Maker Fair in San Mateo. While I was there, one project really caught my imagination. The picture is of my very own rhombic triacontahedron.
Brought to us by the folks at http://bulatov.org, this little guy is what I would have previously considered an impossible shape. It’s made out of steel and I have no idea if it would even have been possible through a CNC or casting process. It was executed using a 3D printer developed by MIT that can use bronze steel instead of the plastics most common in 3D printing. Think of this being built up one thin layer of molten steel at a time. That is freaking cool any way you think about it. I’m usually pretty adverse to buying things for myself, but this completely blew me away. Some of the other options. It was really hard to pick one.
This is why I picked this particular one. Look how she spins!
