Open Thread: Today in Shapes

Let me do you a three dimensional solid

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1. Cube

Picture of a 1.5 inch tungsten cube, which looks like a grayish-silver metal cube, with a ruler next to it showing that yup, that’s one point five inches sure enough.
via Amazon / Midwest Tungsten Service

Of course, there is a sense in which the entire cube community feels like this weird joke. Like OK, it’s a heavy metal that’s fun to hold, and the Amazon reviews speak in mystical tones. And it’s hard to tell exactly how serious about cubing they are. But, of course, isn’t that kind of how everything is these …

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