Saturday, May 7, 2016

Beautiful and Puzzling

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Frabjous Sculpture Puzzle

The Frabjous Sculpture Puzzle is a sculpture and geometric assembly puzzle. The swirling geometric form is composed of thirty identical pieces. Mathematically, the planes of the shape are the face planes of a "great rhombic triacontahedron," a self-intersecting polyhedron with thirty rhombic faces. But the puzzle piece is a carefully designed subset of the rhombus that doesn't intersect copies of itself.

Ok, so we copied most of that from the back of the Frabjous Sculpture Puzzle box. It's written by the sculpture's designer, George Hart (the Chief of Content at the Museum of Mathematics), and is very mathematical sounding. We think the Frabjous Sculpture Puzzle looks like a pretty flower. You will find it very challenging to put together (each piece is the same -sheesh!), but also very rewarding once it's completed. With your Frabjous Sculpture Puzzle assembled achievement unlocked, you will be propelled to the top of your social circle. Or, at least, you'll feel more awesome than you already are. Mathematical!

Frabjous Sculpture Puzzle
•30 identical pieces combine to form a beautiful geometric sculpture.
•Pieces are laser cut, blue frosted acrylic.
•Recommended for ages 16+.
•Includes: 30 pieces and instructions.
•Assembled Dimensions: 6" x 6" x 6"
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Friday, May 6, 2016

Now the enterprise crew knows how GLaDOS felt

Star Trek Potato Heads

Like peanut butter and jelly or portals and cake, the marriage of Star Trek: The Original Series and Mr. Potato Head is a match for the ages. Both were enjoyed by children from the mid-60s and onwards into our modern era. Both involve suspension of disbelief. And if you're into writing fanfic, you're probably no stranger to Kirk stealing and wearing one of Uhura's dresses.

The folks at Mr. Potato Head teamed up with Star Trek to make these four amazing toys. Can you capture Kirk's animal magnetism in a plastic potato? Maybe not quite, but he makes us smile whenever we look at him. Each Potato Head has parts that can be exchanged with other Star Trek Potato Heads.

Product Specifications
•Amazing Star Trek themed Mr. Potato Head toys
•Modeled after characters from The Original Series
•Choose your pair:
◦Kirk & Kor the Klingon
◦Mr. Spock & Uhura - coming soon!
•Slightly smaller than a standard Mr. Potato Head
•Tiny details make them as true to TOS as a potato can get!
•Now the Enterprise crew knows how GLaDOS felt
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