Hypercube puzzle Abyss (4D Hyper Cube symmetry)

www.24cell.net The "Abyss" puzzle is based on the most well known 4D structure Hypercube (or Tesseract, or 8-cell). It moves between the 3D projections of the Hypercube, and it is the closest experience to 4D that a 3D object can provide to us 3D creatures.

The Abyss is solved when it has the correct shape AND the correct color pattern. The correct shape is that of a small internal cube whose corners are connected to the corners of a large external cube. The correct color pattern is achieved by having all rods of the small internal cube (and subsequently of the large external cube) to be of the same color. There are two possible solved configurations, (1) the external cube is black, and the internal cube is yellow, and (2) the external cube is yellow and the internal is black.

The goal of the puzzle is to go from one solved configuration to the other, and this is exactly what is shown in the video. During the process, we pass through an "intermediate" state with the correct shape (which is also shown), as well as many 3D projections of the 4D Hypercube.

Note: It is impossible to create a cube out of the red rods, as there are only eight of them.

This Hypercube/Abyss design was made by Pantazis Houlis by using a special type of double connectors and telescopic rods which provide a strong, flexible, and stable structure.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Hypercube
• Hyper cube
• Pantazis Houlis
• Tesseract
• 8-cell
• 4D
• four dimensionial
• fourth dimension
• Plato's Cave
• flatland

[dwyllie]

A piece of art.

[qwAirGear]

I don't know about anyone else, but I sure can't wait to buy a few of these. Well, okay, just one of these but also a few other puzzles of this type.

[MizMelysaLadi]

Very cool.

[cbdrummer19]

first :)