Re: [Origami] Pentagon Question?

2013-03-16 Thread Blythe Creamer
Has anybody seen an explanation for why folding a chop-sticks wrapper into an over-hand knot makes a perfect pentagon? James Sakoda's book Origami Flowers makes some reference to his curiousity about the matter as well but I do not believe it has a rigorous proof of the matter. This is not

Re: [Origami] Pentagon Question?

2013-03-15 Thread sue neff
Dear Origami Friends, Has anybody seen an explanation for why folding a chop-sticks wrapper into an over-hand knot Makes a perfect pentagon (as in Martha Stewart's pentagon Ribbon Star)? It must have something to do with two parallel lines. Also: Leyla's video for Christine's Advent

Re: [Origami] Pentagon Question?

2013-03-15 Thread Gareth Chen
On Mar 15, 2013 6:09 AM, sue neff neffsens...@comcast.net wrote: Dear Origami Friends, Has anybody seen an explanation for why folding a chop-sticks wrapper into an over-hand knot Makes a perfect pentagon (as in Martha Stewart's pentagon Ribbon Star)? It must have something to do

Re: [Origami] Pentagon Question?

2013-03-15 Thread Sy Chen
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 8:34 AM, sue neff neffsens...@comcast.net wrote: Dear Origami Friends, Has anybody seen an explanation for why folding a chop-sticks wrapper into an over-hand knot Makes a perfect pentagon (as in Martha Stewart's pentagon Ribbon Star)? This is a good example

Re: [Origami] Pentagon Question?

2013-03-15 Thread calkin
On 03/15/2013 10:54 AM, Gareth Chen wrote: On Mar 15, 2013 6:09 AM, sue neffneffsens...@comcast.net wrote: Dear Origami Friends, Has anybody seen an explanation for why folding a chop-sticks wrapper into an over-hand knot Makes a perfect pentagon I think this happens because