Vintage Original

14 sided

Cuboctahedron shaped

Circa 1981

*sold as is, missing a few sticker color panels as shown. Action works properly.

2 1/4 inch tall

Plastic

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Shows typical wear from age and play

Pet and smoke free environment

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A cuboctahedron is a fascinating 3D shape! Here's a breakdown:

What it is:

A polyhedron: A 3D shape with flat faces.

Quasiregular: It has two types of regular polygons as faces (squares and triangles).

Archimedean solid: One of 13 semi-regular convex polyhedra.

Key features:

Faces: 8 equilateral triangles and 6 squares.

Vertices: 12 identical vertices, each surrounded by 2 triangles and 2 squares.

Edges: 24 identical edges.

How to visualize it:

Imagine a cube: Truncate (cut off) each corner of the cube at the midpoint of its edges.

Imagine an octahedron: Truncate each corner of the octahedron at the midpoint of its edges.

Interesting facts:

Dual polyhedron: The rhombic dodecahedron.

Symmetry: High degree of symmetry, like a cube or an octahedron.

Applications:

Crystallography: Found in some crystal structures.

Chemistry: Models of certain molecules.

Architecture: Can inspire designs.