#flexagons

I spent a long time making a post documenting how I made Flexadroid and how to make your own flexagon design, but Tumblr has decided not to work, so I can’t post it. Ok.

As promised, here’s the document you can print out and make on your own!

Check out this video to see how a hexatetraflexagon works, and how to fold one on your own.

My next steps include making different kinds of Flexadroids, including extended ones. As you can see, there’s still a lot of empty space on the page; in fact, you can simply turn it over and you have 7 completely new faces that don’t have anything on them as of now. 

2D Pros

-fits in pockets and other flat spaces

-easy to make

3D Pros

-easy to use for non-pros

-technically 4 sided instead of 3

2D Cons

-hard to use for non-pros

-designs bleed through if using marker and not the double sided trick

3D Cons

-can be easily smooshed

STEM Is Beautiful → Hexaflexagons

"In geometry, flexagons are flat models, usually constructed by folding strips of paper, that can be flexed or folded in certain ways to reveal faces besides the two that were originally on the back and front."