The following drawings are of nature's structural elements, compounds, and some derived structures. To access the drawings for those elements, or compounds, simply click on that particular description. The elements are all 6 edged, 4 sided pyramids, with internodal lengths derived from the proportions and progressions of three elemental lengths; unity, square root of 2, and Tau ((square root (5) + 1)/2). Tau (T) is sometimes referred to as the mean proportion, the Golden Section, or sometimes as Phi. An example of Tau's strange properties is that: 1 + 1/T = T and T(squared) = 1 + T etc. The above drawing is of a partial Hex-Pent Compound, which is a combination of simpler compounds based on a combinations of elements. It should be noted that this is different than a Fuller type geodesic in both form and derivation.

• Elements

• Compounds of Hex-Pent

• Hex-Pent Compound

• Dodacahedron & Tri-Pent Compound

• Icosahedron Compound

• Geometrical Derivation of Relative Internodal distance

• Paper Cut-out Models

• Molecular Modeling

• A Unified Theory

• Zero Point Energy Portal

• 3D Molecular Fractals

• Metaphysical aspects of Stuctural Elements

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Geometry related Video demonstrations will hopefully be available soon.

• 32' Diameter Geodesic House Structure

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• Photos of 32' Dome Fabrication *

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• 24' Diameter Geodesic House

• Construction of Radiant Floor Heat System

• Photos of 24' dome fabrication (AOL site)

• Photos of 24' dome assemblage (AOL site)

• Geodesic Greenhouse

• Conduit Domes

Plans for entryway-greenhouse for the 24' dome are in the works. Hopefully an online video of the construction will be also available.

Plans for a simple 16' diameter simplified semi-dome greenhouse-tool shed are in the works, hopefully with an online video of the construction process.

• 13' Diameter Ferro-Cement Storm Shelter

• Lightweight Concrete Gunited Domes

Plans for a simple ferro-cement cystern are in the works.

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"Thus he then classified living creatures into genera and species, and divided them in every way until he came to their elements, which he called the five shapes and bodies-aether (dodecahedron), fire (tetrahedron), water Icosahedron, earth (cube), and air (octahedron).

Comments: Plato, who studied in Egypt, was not the first Greek to mention these elements. He was not commenting on solids, vapors and liquids, as sometimes thought, but on the structural building blocks of nature itself. A study of nature, from astronomy's Tau spiral shaped galaxies, to zoology's skeletons of radiolaria type plankton, will show that it evolves around the fibonacci series and it's ensueing solids. In my opinion these solids provide the framework for the structure of molecular bonding and could give that elusive key to unsolved mysteries.

"there is nothing new under the sun"

"there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known"

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