The Cellar / Tapecraft

**Posted by BigV** 11/15/2021 7:31 pm

Dear Happy Monkey

Please click this link

http://kck.st/3laBhK4

not a rickroll, a kickstarter project that is in the last 61 hours as of this posting, 1630 hrs, PST 15 Nov 2021.

An excerpt:modulumi is a flexible modular building system— like lego for origami. You can assemble the modulumi flex-pieces in countless ways to create your own kinetic light sculptures.The patent-pending system interweaves to create unique 3D forms that connect, flex and transform with a satisfying snap.

They're clever, and they remind me of your word displayed in this thread. Enjoy!

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 11/16/2021 10:05 am

Those are cool. Though I'm set on the polyhedra, I should find out where their LEDs come from.

**Posted by BigV** 11/16/2021 10:38 pm

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 11/17/2021 3:32 pm

Wow, they plan on selling 30 pieces of one color for $49?
I'd have to fondle them first to spend that much.

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 11/17/2021 5:53 pm

Yeah, I find it difficult to imagine them selling much at that price.

**Posted by BigV** 12/17/2021 9:21 pm

Dear Happy Monkey
Dear monster

Enjoy!

Popcorn for the rest of us!
[insert popcorn emoji here]
[lots, enough for all of us, every one!]

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/18/2021 12:46 pm

That is pretty awesome.

**Posted by BigV** 12/18/2021 12:58 pm

I liked learning the difference between platonic solids, archimedian solids, and catalan solids.

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 12/28/2021 1:55 pm

Christmas 2021 Tapecraft Box

Christmas 2021 Tapecraft Box Open

Christmas 2021 Ornament

Christmas 2021 Ornament

Christmas 2021 Mini-ornaments

**Posted by fargon** **Online!** 12/28/2021 2:56 pm

Very good.

**Posted by BigV** 3/12/2022 7:12 pm

Ok, I, too, find this post editor.... lacking. I attempted to start the video at 5:10. It didn't work. That's ok, all these doodads are capital A, Awesome. The one at 5:10, I want for Happy Monkey.

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 3/13/2022 1:12 pm

Very cool. I see these videos pop up on YouTube every so often and I am always tempted to buy something.

**Posted by TheNeverWas** 3/13/2022 8:19 pm

BigV wrote:
Ok, I, too, find this post editor.... lacking.

'Lacking' is the friendliest word for it.

**Posted by xoxoxoBruce** 3/14/2022 12:46 am

Twice they said, "The spoon was made with a silicone mold". OUT OF WHAT?

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 3/14/2022 11:36 am

Gallium

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 3/14/2022 11:39 am

Note: Keep gallium AWAY from anything you own made of aluminum or steel (maybe more).

**Posted by monster** 3/14/2022 11:03 pm

What about aluminium? maybe the evil i will save it?

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 6/23/2022 3:29 pm

A couple more:

Color-changer. This one has one-way mirror film embedded in the tape, to reflect the light around inside.

Video link: Glowing Icosahedron

Glowing Icosahedron

This one has rhombuses that are blue on one side, and reflective on the other, with half facing one way and half facing the other way, plus transparent rhombuses to finish it off.
Video link: Rhombic Triacontahedron

Rhombic Triacontahedron

Last edited by Happy Monkey (6/23/2022 3:30 pm)

**Posted by glatt** 6/23/2022 5:02 pm

Those look excellent, as always. And I like the idea of one way mirror tape.

And these words. Do you make them up? Triacontahedron? Icosahedron? Those words sound cromulent, but you're pulling our legs, aren't you?

**Posted by monster** 6/23/2022 8:50 pm

glatt wrote:
Those look excellent, as always. And I like the idea of one way mirror tape.

And these words. Do you make them up? Triacontahedron? Icosahedron? Those words sound cromulent, but you're pulling our legs, aren't you?

"Rhombic Triacontahedron" ...I'm pretty sure Pfizer has a drug for that

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nice work, HM, I have envy of your mad skillz! Please could you remind me of the approximate dimensions so I can get a better mental image?

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 6/24/2022 11:57 am

They're real names; I look for new polyhedra to try.

As for size, the first is closer to softball than volleyball. The distance from a triangle edge to the opposite point is the width of packing tape.
The second is about pool ball size. The longer distance between two points on a diamond is 2 inches.

**Posted by BigV** 7/20/2022 6:30 pm

You... you and your *fixation* on polyhedra.

They're lovely, really. Ok, I ... anyhow. These are not polyhedra. They ARE fascinating. I hope you can find inspiration from the video and the concept of Phyllotactic Spirals.

gobsmacked.

Last edited by BigV (7/20/2022 6:55 pm)

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 7/22/2022 10:42 pm

Very cool. I'd seen a lot of those before, but the collection of all of them together, with the lecture was awesome.

**Posted by Happy Monkey** 7/26/2022 10:32 am

Another polyhedron:

**Posted by BigV** 12/05/2022 8:42 pm

2D-tapecraft:

https://youtube.com/shorts/5WKZeXQqgmg?feature=share

sorrry, the dum utube widget doesn't like youtube shortz

Last edited by BigV (12/05/2022 8:43 pm)