"It is helpful to imagine the resulting icosahedron!"

[mothwing]

Even though I am not sure that imagining an icosahedron is ever helpful, I still had a lot of fun on a German site called Mathematische Basteleien which offers a neat tutorial for a Bascetta Star.

Inspired by our fröbeling yesterday and this is what is now gracing my desk:

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[mothwing.livejournal.com]

The module that the star consists of is actually much easier than a paper cup, which is the only reason why I could construct it. :D It's visible on the poster just in the background.