Sharing Vladimir Bulatov’s Tetrahedral Limit Set with kids

Last week I saw a really neat tweet shared by Alex Kontorovich:

Art of the day! Tetrahedral Limit Set, 20 x 20 x 20 cm, 3D print, Nylon. By Vladimir Bulatov, 3D graphics Researcher, Shapeways, Inc. #illustratingmathematics #mathart https://t.co/EbGfHa8efk pic.twitter.com/5VWARdfMyg

— ICERM (@ICERM) September 26, 2019

I ended up buying Bulatov’s piece from Shapeways and it came today. Here’s a quick video look at it:

It arrived today @ICERM @AlexKontorovich !! pic.twitter.com/F8KG53lG8p

— Mike Lawler (@mikeandallie) October 3, 2019

When the kids got home from school I asked them to take a look at it and share their thoughts.

Here’s what my younger son had to say about the shape:

Here’s what my older son had to say: