On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Jorge E. Jaramillo <[email protected]>wrote:
> > I don't know where Dennis Walker got his theorem from, but 5 petal flower > towers have existed before and by Chris Palmer himself. I folded one in > 2007 that can be seen at: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/georigami/1352251786/ > -- > Jorge Jaramillo > As Dennis describes, it is for a particular form of flower tower ... 5 petaled towers appear in the big Origamido book, but I think those are really 10-petaled towers in which alternating petals are hidden .. or something! No, what I have done (by *cheating* I will admit) is to break the theorem for the tight packing of the "bird-base" kites Dennis describes. The crease pattern (which I will not share, because it gives away the puzzle --- at least not yet, anyway) is locally flat-foldable, an important clue. The worst part of this cheat is that it can be accomplished *without cheating*. A double cheat-cheat. -- With best wishes, Galen T. Pickett https://www.etsy.com/shop/GeometricOrigami
