The Five Compound Platonic Solids

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https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4181398/space-diagonals-of-a-dodecahedron

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Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Laser cutting by Lisa Mather
Extra graphics by Ben Sparks
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
Training on using a bandsaw by Adam Savage

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