Helix with Polygonal Cross Section
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Each longitudinal edge of a regular polygon-based prism is distorted to a curve and adjacent curves are connected with wavy survaces to form a solid that resembles a thickened helix.
Contributed by: Sándor Kabai (November 2013)
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"Helix with Polygonal Cross Section"
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Published: November 8 2013