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The Lie-Dice is a small single-line kite with a six-legged bridle. The design is based on two dice-hexagons which have a mutual side. This figure was discovered by A. Thiéry at the end of the last century, and is thus called a Thiéry-figure. Again the dices are connected in an impossible way, which causes the mind to alternately percieve true and false dices.

The Lie-Dice is made from white Icarex with black application and - like Roll-the-Dice - each rib of the dices is twenty centimeter long. The total height of this prototype is thus about 50 cm. Initially the spine, spreaders and bridle were designed to be varieties on the Sanjo Rokkaku. But an alternative three-legged bridle is currently tested. Also, it's suspected that Icarex is too transparent and an alternative must be used in future kites.

Related links
Dice Kite I: Roll the Dice, Dice Kite III: Dice Rotor, Dice Kites IV: Dice Game


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