Shapes

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  • Tetrahedron

    Four triangles, the smallest solid that closes up in three dimensions.

    Platonic solids

  • Cube

    Six squares, and the only Platonic solid that tiles space on its own.

    Platonic solids

  • Octahedron

    Eight triangles. Its face centres are the corners of a cube.

    Platonic solids

  • Dodecahedron

    Twelve pentagons, the solid Plato assigned to the cosmos itself.

    Platonic solids

  • Icosahedron

    Twenty triangles, as many faces as a Platonic solid can carry.

    Platonic solids

  • Prince Rupert's cube

    A cube passes clean through a tunnel drilled in a cube of the same size.

    Passing through