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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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