How many pentagons on a football ? ©
1 ©
1 2 ©
1 2 3 ©
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6 on the front ©
and 6 on the back ©
6 + 6 = 12 ©
You cannot make a ball using only hexagons ©
hexagons stay flat ©
but 20 hexagons ©
and 12 pentagons ©
make a football ©
Can you find a hexagon in this flys eye ©
Now find a pentagon ©
Find a hexagon on this tortoise shell ©
Now find a pentagon ©
Without pentagons the shell would be flat ©
Find the pentagons in the other pictures at home ©
Buckminster Fullers Geodesic Dome at Expo 67 in Montreal ©
Find the pentagon here at home ©