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Fascinating mathematical model? Ingenious puzzle? Extraordinary toy? Yes! all three!

Kaleidoscope is a flexagon, a marvellous mathematical discovery with astounding properties. By squeezing certain of its surfaces together, it can be re-opened to display new surfaces which were previously hidden. This version is a hexahexaflexagon - a hexagon which can be flexed to exhibit 6 faces. Due to the ingenious distribution of its coloured wooden triangles, the 6 sides can furthermore be made to display a total of 15 different patterns.

Kaleidoscope has been constructed by heat-bonding 90 wood veneer triangles to a length of nylon ribbon, which makes it immensely durable. A further enhancement over the traditional paper flexagon is the addition of magnetic plates at each end (instead of permanently gluing the ends together), so Kaleidoscope has to be assembled before the flexing fun begins. If you choose to try and assemble Kaleidoscope without using the supplied instructions, you will find it quite a puzzle.

Strongly constructed from 90 wooden triangles and 2 magnets on a nylon ribbon. 26 inches/65 mm long when unfolded. Instruction leaflet and separate solution are included.

Price: £12.00
(U.K. Pounds Sterling)

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Solution: To cover cows!