Is a Soccer ball just a ball?
umasundresh
Even though this question might seem simple, a soccer ball isn’t a “ball”, as many people think.
As crazy as it may sound, “A soccer is a Polyhedron”.
Polyhedron
A polyhedron is a three-dimensional shape with flat faces, straight edges, and sharp corners (vertices). The term “polyhedron” derives from the Greek words poly, meaning “many,” and hedron, meaning “surface.” When many flat surfaces are joined together, a polyhedron is formed. The names of these shapes are based on their faces, which are typically polygons.
It’s a truncated, 32-sided icosahedron with both pentagonal and hexagonal surfaces. It has 60 vertices and is one of the least known and most widely used shapes in the entire world. This is the geometry of soccer.
It has 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons on it.
A short video summarises this:
