Weird Dice Part 1: Platonic Solids

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I bought a couple of weird dice. You can get them here:

https://mathsgear.co.uk

This video is quite maths heavy, but do not be afraid. Only basic maths like fractions are required.

The question we answer is: Are there only five regular solids (i.e. dice)? Or can we build more, different dice, that have regular faces and are absolutely symmetric?

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_characteristic

Outro music: Long Way Home by Silent Partner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_nn__xkRE)



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