Banish Cabin Fever! Parents, teachers, children and yoots of all Ages can homeschool with this fun to build cardboard Geodesic Dome!
Practical applied Geometry collides with R. Buckminster Fuller!
With 2 simple triangles- 1 isosceles and 1 equilateral build a complete indoor playhouse 3 feet in diameter!
Another wild innovation from the Skunkwerks in Downtown Raleigh for stir crazy denizens of current public policy!
For a limited time, while supplies last, distracted adults can receive a free set of templates to avoid messy calculations!
You will need these supplies- Elmers Glue, Scissors, Boxcutter, 12 inch x 12 inch x 12 inch Equilateral triangle template, 10 11/16 inch x 10 11/16 inch x 12 inch isosceles triangle template, cheap film packing tape, a flap layout guide, sharp pencil, miscellaneous spring clothespins or a stapler and, of course some cardboard boxes.
Step #1 Cut many, many equilateral triangles (30) with assembly flaps!
Step #2 Connect the 10 inch sides of the small triangles together to make 6 five sided “parasol” cone assemblies.
Assembled pieces lie flat until the last flap which “pops” the “parasol” into a cone shape!
Step #3 Join 5 “parasol” assemblies together with large equilateral triangles to form the circular wall.
Step #4 The 6th “parasol” assembly forms the top of the dome and connects with the 5 circular wall pieces.
Step #5 Add rectangular 12 inch x 10 inch base skirt pieces all the way around!
Viola! On display in the storefront window in downtown Raleigh!
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