27 August 2007

5x5 Dodecahelix



In this pattern, a string visits each face twice as it winds its way around the cube. The two green/yellow faces are turned a quarter turn from each other.
Since it's not entirely clear from the photo above, I've included a schematic diagram at right.

This is another of those patterns that's most interesting in person because you can follow the string around the cube. Or you can try, anyway. It's easy to lose count before following it around all twelve faces in the pattern!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This algorithm was found by Per Kristen Fredlund in 2007:

5x5 Dodecahelix
U (NR2 MF2)2 U-
TL- TF2 TL2 MD- TL MD2 TL TF2 TL2 MD- TL-
TL TU TR- ND2 TR TU- MR TB TL- NF2 TL TB-
TF TL- NB2 TL TF- MR- TD TR- NU2 TR TD- TL- (39 btm)