Thread by @c0mplexnumber, Making things with your hands is wonderfully therapeutic

Making things with your hands is wonderfully therapeutic - great for stress relief & attaining a state of flow.

With that in mind: a thread of hands-on 3D maths projects for lockdown

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#3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths #Mathsart #MathArt #MakersGonnaMake

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1) First off, one of my old favourites: a dodecahedral kusudama flower ball

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You could make a daffodil-yellow version for Easter...

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Instructions: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Kusudama-Flower">https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Ku... & https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Kusudama-Ball

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1) First off, one of my old favourites: a dodecahedral kusudama flower ball https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌸" title="Cherry blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Cherry blossom">You could make a daffodil-yellow version for Easter... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐰" title="Rabbit face" aria-label="Emoji: Rabbit face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐣" title="Hatching chick" aria-label="Emoji: Hatching chick">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💐" title="Bouquet" aria-label="Emoji: Bouquet">Instructions: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Ku... & https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Ku... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/3DMaths"> #3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths" title="1) First off, one of my old favourites: a dodecahedral kusudama flower ball https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌸" title="Cherry blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Cherry blossom">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌸" title="Cherry blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Cherry blossom">You could make a daffodil-yellow version for Easter... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐰" title="Rabbit face" aria-label="Emoji: Rabbit face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐣" title="Hatching chick" aria-label="Emoji: Hatching chick">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💐" title="Bouquet" aria-label="Emoji: Bouquet">Instructions: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Ku... & https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Ku... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/3DMaths"> #3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths">

2) Something yummy next: a self-supporting, hyperbolic paraboloid @Pringles ring

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More info here: https://interestingengineering.com/geometry-of-pringles-crunchy-hyperbolic-paraboloid

Or">https://interestingengineering.com/geometry-... use Erik Demaine’s instructions to fold paper versions: http://erikdemaine.org/hypar/

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2) Something yummy next: a self-supporting, hyperbolic paraboloid @Pringles ring https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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3) A fabulous fractal make: @standupmaths and @thinkmaths’ Sierpinski tetrahedrons. Go as big as you dare!

Or try your hand at a Menger Sponge or Koch Snowflake: https://www.think-maths.co.uk/downloads/building-3d-fractals

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$3) A fabulous fractal make: @standupmaths and @thinkmaths’ Sierpinski tetrahedrons. Go as big as you dare!Or try your hand at a Menger Sponge or Koch Snowflake: https://www.think-maths.co.uk/downloads... href=$ #3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths #MathsArt #Fractals" title="3) A fabulous fractal make: @standupmaths and @thinkmaths’ Sierpinski tetrahedrons. Go as big as you dare!Or try your hand at a Menger Sponge or Koch Snowflake: https://www.think-maths.co.uk/downloads... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/3DMaths"> #3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths #MathsArt #Fractals">

4) Been stockpiling? Use up those empty toilet rolls to make this fantastic truncated icosahedron with the instructions from @mrallanmaths’ 8000th tweet

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5) How high can you go? Make a Columbus Cube tower with David Mitchell’s instructions: http://www.origamiheaven.com/pdfs/columbus.pdf

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5) How high can you go? Make a Columbus Cube tower with David Mitchell’s instructions: https://www.origamiheaven.com/pdfs/colu... you have time, explore his whole website – a treasure trove of mathematical #origami! https://www.origamiheaven.com/

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6) Or how about a tower of skeletal octahedra instead? They’re a great challenge to put together – although you might need an extra pair of hands!

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Good video instructions from @nrichmaths here: https://wild.maths.org/skeletal-octahedron

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6) Or how about a tower of skeletal octahedra instead? They’re a great challenge to put together – although you might need an extra pair of hands! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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7) Paper not your thing? Pencils are? You’ll need a lot of them for the fantastically rewarding Hexastix!

See my #ArtfulMaths blog post here with excellent video instructions from @standupmaths: https://www.artfulmaths.com/blog/hexastix

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8) Back to some #origami! This paper version of a popular six-piece burr puzzle is a lovely fold, and would make a great gift.

Thank you to @DrOlsen314 for his blog post here: http://b3d.drjimo.net/3d-solids/burr-puzzle-origami/

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9) Explore the tessellating properties of A-sized paper and create some tetrahedron wall art.

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10) Light up your life with beautiful #origami cube lampshades!

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Use baking or tracing paper with LED bulbs or fairy lights.

10a) These instructions from @origamifolding make the Sonobe lampshade below https://origamitutorials.com/sonobe-cube-lamp-tutorial/">https://origamitutorials.com/sonobe-cu... Can you spot the Pythagoras’ Theorem proof?

10) Light up your life with beautiful #origami cube lampshades! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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10b) Experienced origamists might wish to try the challenging, but oh-so-stunning, Shuzo Fujimoto Hydrangea cube lamp.

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11) Try some kinetic modular #origami and make Yami Yamauchi’s wonderful rotating Fireworks model

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Again, @happyfolding has some useful video instructions: https://youtu.be/0ORfFjxf_Rk ">https://youtu.be/0ORfFjxf_...

#3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths #origami

12) Or get your tool box out and make some string art. You’ll need a hammer, nails or tacks, and some string. I used a canvas, but any board will do

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Follow the steps in my photos below, or create some designs or your own...

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12) Or get your tool box out and make some string art. You’ll need a hammer, nails or tacks, and some string. I used a canvas, but any board will do https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

Follow the steps in my photos below, or create some designs or your own... #3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths" title="12) Or get your tool box out and make some string art. You’ll need a hammer, nails or tacks, and some string. I used a canvas, but any board will do https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up" aria-label="Emoji: Thumbs up">Follow the steps in my photos below, or create some designs or your own... #3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths">

13) Cut out these templates from @howaboutorange to make some colourful, slot-together 3D paper balls: https://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-make-3d-paper-ball-ornaments.html

String">https://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/11/h... them up to make pretty Easter ornaments

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13) Cut out these templates from @howaboutorange to make some colourful, slot-together 3D paper balls: https://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/11/h... them up to make pretty Easter ornaments https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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14) And the last one, for now at least: another modular #origami fold, and one of my favourites - Star Festival by Nobuko Okabe

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Diagrams here: https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/diagram-star-festival">https://origamiusa.org/thefold/a... or @happyfolding video here: https://youtu.be/zOPanlxUMek

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14) And the last one, for now at least: another modular #origami fold, and one of my favourites - Star Festival by Nobuko Okabe https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💫" title="Dizzy symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Dizzy symbol">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💫" title="Dizzy symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Dizzy symbol">Diagrams here: https://origamiusa.org/thefold/a... or @happyfolding video here: https://youtu.be/zOPanlxUM... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/3DMaths"> #3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths" title="14) And the last one, for now at least: another modular #origami fold, and one of my favourites - Star Festival by Nobuko Okabe https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💫" title="Dizzy symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Dizzy symbol">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💫" title="Dizzy symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Dizzy symbol">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💫" title="Dizzy symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Dizzy symbol">Diagrams here: https://origamiusa.org/thefold/a... or @happyfolding video here: https://youtu.be/zOPanlxUM... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/3DMaths"> #3DMaths #HandsOnMaths #LockdownMaths #ArtfulMaths" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

I hope you find something fun to try amongst the thread.

And please feel free to add ideas of your own. Be sure to include instructions, and if you can, photos too

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Enjoy!

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