I know this as a square flexagon. Don't know the author. Various flexagons can be found in Esther K Smith's book " Magic Books and Paper Toys" and Cherryl Moote's book "Slight of Binding". Trying to figure out text and images on these will keep the brain busy for a while.
Marsha DuPre On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 1:00 PM, <origami-requ...@lists.digitalorigami.com>wrote: > Send Origami mailing list submissions to > origami@lists.digitalorigami.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.digitalorigami.com/mailman/listinfo/origami > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > origami-requ...@lists.digitalorigami.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > origami-own...@lists.digitalorigami.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Origami digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: a cool origami flexagon (Dave Mitchell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 07:55:54 -0000 > From: "Dave Mitchell" <davidmitchell...@btinternet.com> > Subject: Re: [Origami] a cool origami flexagon > To: <origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> > Message-ID: <4AFC23D4E14642FD9D14A7648FFE5AA5@Laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Vishakha said: > > > a friend forwarded this link to me. it's a gif of a flexagon. the > revealed > > faces with every turn is the cool part. i'm not sure whose handiwork this > > is but it's well done. > > > > here's the link... > > > > > https://24.media.tumblr.com/000b64d101228220d558bce5e09317ca/tumblr_n2308pGJal1to0mvgo1_500.gif > > This turns up from time to time ... usually as an advertising item. I call > it the Flexatron but I have no idea who invented it. > > It isn't actually technically a flexagon ... though it is certainly cool. > > Dave > > > > End of Origami Digest, Vol 95, Issue 11 > *************************************** >