Woven truncated icosahedron

A geodesic dome, aka truncated icosahedron, aka soccer ball.

It is made of interlocking pentagons and hexagons. Using a picture of a soccer ball to get it right.

The last connection has to be cut and sewn back together.

What is it good for? It’s a collapsible soccer ball or an expanding hackey sack.

With a balloon blown up inside it you can get a better view of the structure.

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