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    Fred, the child prodigy in the Jodie Foster movie 'Little Man Tate' builds a collapsible sphere using only rubber bands and pencils. What is this sphere called and what is it?

    Question #57738. Asked by UT-7. (Jun 13 05 11:28 PM)


    SOTHC

    I think it is called a Hoberman sphere.
    http://www.hoberman.com/fold/Sphere/sphere.htm

    More about Chuck Hoberman, inventor of the Hoberman sphere:
    http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/hoberman.html

    http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Spring2006/hoberman.html

    [Added references - McG]

    Jun 14 05, 5:29 AM
    lanfranco

    Otherwise known as a collapsible icosidodecahedron. I've got one that's large enough for me to crawl into it.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icosidodecahedron

    A Hoberman sphere is a structure that resembles a geodesic dome, but is capable of folding down to a fraction of its normal size by the scissor-like action of its joints. Colorful plastic versions have become popular as a child's toy: several toy sizes exist, with the original design capable of expanding from 15 cm (6 inches) in diameter to 76 cm (30 inches).

    A Hoberman sphere is not a true sphere, but a polyhedron known as an icosidodecahedron.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoberman_sphere

    [Added references - McG]

    Jun 14 05, 12:20 PM


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