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598 points robinhouston | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 20:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source

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mosura ◴[25 Jun 25 20:33 UTC] No.44381569[source]▶

Somewhat disappointing that it won’t work with uniform density. More surprising it needed such massive variation in density and couldn’t just be 3d printed from one material with holes in.

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1. ErigmolCt ◴[26 Jun 25 07:07 UTC] No.44384950[source]▶

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But I guess with polyhedra, the sharp edges and flat faces don't give you the same wiggle room as smooth shapes

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A new pyramid-like shape always lands the same side up