Cuboctahedron

[DuctTapePants]

Guys... a cuboctahedron and a rainbow cube are the same thing....one just has different cuts than the other. They are still both the same shape overall.

[TheCollinsd1]

NOOOO THAT'S A RAINBOW CUBE

[AminamHD]

thats one of the easiest cubes out there to solve

[BRyanS72]

Its funny how the two highest rated comments are the same thing

[realcelestialphoenix]

so thats how the clip on the back of a bra works...

[mousaey]

Rubix cuboctahedron? nice.

[fergieboy10]

but will it blend?

[ringo692]

*Gasp!* It's the triforce and he's FUCKING WITH IT!

[Wiintendoh]

TRIFORCE!

[todiros95]

kind of rubik's cube? Its nice, i want one xD

[heyzuz23]

RUBIK'S CUBE! :DD oh wait.......

[WildStar2002]

@heyzuz23 Heh. :-) This one is actually easier to solve than the Rubik's Cube, even though it looks more complicated. :-)

[powerofthecube]

That's a tetrakadecaheron, not a cuboctahedron

[WildStar2002]

@powerofthecube I've never heard the term "tetrakadecaheron" before? Perhaps you're right - but the base shape itself, the Archimedean solid, is called a "cuboactahedron". :-)

[powerofthecube]

@WildStar2002 a tetrakaidecahedron has 14 sides. ( tetra-4 deca-10) That's a rainbow cube which has 14 sides. a cuboctahedron is a truncated cube.

[WildStar2002]

@WildStar2002 Oh, I see - it's another name for the same thing, then. :-) I did a bit of research and this figure is also known as a Heptaparallelohedron, a Dymaxion, a Rectified Cube (or Rectified Octahedron), a Cantellated Tetrahedron, or a Triangular Gyrobicupola. I like the name cuboctahedron because it is midway through the truncation process (called rectification) between a cube and an octahedron and to help distinguish it from other 14-sided Archimedean solids, like the truncated cube.

[lilbigkid92]

@WildStar2002: my mind just got so royally fucked

[1000meganerd]

thats a rainbow cube

[WildStar2002]

@1000meganerd Yay! Rainbow cube! :-)

[Roberto87]

triforce

[WildStar2002]

What is mean "triforce"?  :-)

[nikko8P]

@WildStar2002 The triforce is an object in the game series of Zelda, Mostly splitted in 3 parts, Wich the player has to find, to banish the evil out of the land.

[WildStar2002]

@nikko8P Aha, a banishment for evil! Schweeet!

[LucaCava94]

good job! this puzzel is called "raimbow cube"

[WildStar2002]

Thanks. :-) I actually have one of these - I made this before I knew how to solve it. >:-)

[beaulolp]

No thats a rainbow cube.

[WildStar2002]

The puzzle is indeed called a Rainbow Cube, and the shape is called a cuboctahedron.

[beaulolp]

Yeah ok.

[Asdam12]

What program did you use?

[WildStar2002]

I used 3D Studio Max 5.

[Asdam12]

Ok, thanks.

[clemgon]

Isn't that a cuboctahedron (without "e")?

Or maybe cubeoctahedron is the name of that puzzle?

[WildStar2002]

No, you're quite right. I misspelled the name. i'll try and correct it. :-) Thanks for pointing it out!

[clemgon]

You're welcome!

I'm quiet interested by polytopes =D.

[SilentEliminator]

no, its a rainbow cube

[WildStar2002]

Yeah, the puzzle is called a Rainbow Cube, but the shape is called a Cuboctahedron.

[cAPSlOCKrOXX]

This is called a "Rainbow Cube." They are very cool and I plan on buying one someday.

[PotatoSpades22095]

yea, thats a rainbow cube. they are awesome.

[WildStar2002]

Thanks for letting me know what it is!