Waterman Polyhedron - Waterman Polyhedra and Platonic / Archimedean Solids

Waterman Polyhedra and Platonic / Archimedean Solids

Interestingly some Waterman polyhedra (WP) actually create Platonic solids and Archimedean solids. For this comparison of WP they are normalized, e.g. W2 O1 has a different size or volume than W1 O6, but has the same form as an octahedron.

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