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shintashi
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I used to think it was called Zeno's tower, but then realized I probably called it that because it reminded me of his paradox. I have been unable to find this shape on the internet, although I saw a small steel tower outside Stonybrook using this geometry.
I have attached an image of the basic structure and an animated gif in rotation to show how the angles look from different sides.
The pattern is equilateral triangles at 90 degrees to the edges, where a new triangle at 60 degree rotation forms the next level. This repeats to infinity, getting 4 times less surface area each floor. From some angles, its quite crude, and at other angles, its seamless.
Again, I have no idea if there is a name for this pattern, which has a kind of fractal quality when you zoom into the top.
I have attached an image of the basic structure and an animated gif in rotation to show how the angles look from different sides.
The pattern is equilateral triangles at 90 degrees to the edges, where a new triangle at 60 degree rotation forms the next level. This repeats to infinity, getting 4 times less surface area each floor. From some angles, its quite crude, and at other angles, its seamless.
Again, I have no idea if there is a name for this pattern, which has a kind of fractal quality when you zoom into the top.