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does anyone know what this is called

Started by russell, February 09, 2009, 08:02:31 PM

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russell

February 09, 2009, 08:02:31 PM
the isometric pyramid cubes thing like in q-bert? there's a name for geometric things like that but I can't think of it.

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Socks

February 09, 2009, 08:03:11 PM #1
Buckyballs.

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February 09, 2009, 09:34:45 PM #2
"isometric pyramid-like structure"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q*bert

russell

February 09, 2009, 10:39:55 PM #3
Quote from: reefer on February 09, 2009, 09:34:45 PM
"isometric pyramid-like structure"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q*bert


yeah but there's a name specifically for geometric patterns that repeat themselves like this

it's probably somewhere on the Escher page

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February 09, 2009, 11:14:46 PM #4
Quote from: orlovsky on February 09, 2009, 10:39:55 PM
yeah but there's a name specifically for geometric patterns that repeat themselves like this

it's probably somewhere on the Escher page
A fractal?

Though Q*bert isn't an example of this many Eschers are.
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