Monday, February 25, 2013

Torus


Torus

Torus Facts
Notice these interesting things:
 It can be made by revolving a small circle along a line made by another circle.
 It has no edges or vertices
 It is not a polyhedron
 
Torus Radii
And for reference:
 Surface Area = 4 × π2 × R × r
 Volume = 2 × π2 × R × r2
 Note: Area and volume formulas only work when the torus has a hole!
torus in the sky

Torus Cushion Illustration
And did you know that Torus was the Latin word for a cushion?
(This is not a real roman cushion, just an illustration I made)
Torus in the Sky. The Torus is such a beautiful solid, this one would be fun at the beach !