Afrodite Puzzle (based on the rectified pentachoron)

http://www.24cell.net This is also known as the most beautiful puzzle in the universe because:

1. It has a diamond shape whose external sides correspond to only one color.
2. It can change(!) five colors.
3. It moves very mysteriously, almost hypnotically.
4. It is covered with a soft flexible fabric, as if it had a skin(!).

The shape is indeed a collection of projections of a rectified pentachoron, and it uses some of its 4D symmetry properties.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• 4D
• four dimensions
• hypercube
• Cubedron
• Pantazis Houlis
• graphidron
• 24-cell
• flatliner
• tesseract

[BioCryo]

How is it a puzzle, though? Seems like an awesome peek into another dimension, but not a puzzle.

[kastellorizo]

@BioCryo figuring out the moves is already a puzzle! (you need to do the "moving inside-out" sequence a few times" to change color). For people familiar with 4D this should be a piece if cake, so for them this is more of a toy. Remember, by having fully covered faces/sides, the moves are automatically restricted (making the challenge quite simple). Still, there are ways to create themes which make things less trivial, but that will be designed in the future. :-)

[BioCryo]

@kastellorizo Ah, I am quite familiar with four-dimensional figures, so I suppose it would be a toy to me. Any chance that you'll make a 120-cell?

[kastellorizo]

@BioCryo Excellent question, as this is the great news here! As crazy as it sounds, a 120-cell is indeed part of my plans! ;-)

[stelioskerezidis]

Ωραίος. Γουστάρω 4D, συνέχισε. :D

[piponwa]

what the fuck

[michael1234252]

i would want it

[2009DCD]

cool