In a world of countless objects, there are five unique shapes that are so special, they’ve captivated the human imagination for thousands of years. These shapes share similar properties and are the only five of their kind. We’re talking about Platonic solids. These are the tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. They’re named after the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, who associated them with the classical elements: fire, earth, air, the universe, and water, respectively.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction to the platonic solids
0:34 - Who discovered the solids?
1:41 - Why are the platonic solids special?
2:28 - Tetrahedron
3:06 - Cube
3:31 - Octahedron
3:50 - Dodecahedron
4:32 - Icosahedron
4:55 - Metatron's cube and the five platonic solids
5:45 - The five solids in history
6:48 - The five solids today

Further Study:
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~sudzi/polyhedra/platonic.html
https://www.mashupmath.com/blog/platonic-solids
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/29/world/scottish-carved-stone-balls/index.html
https://www.famousscientists.org/pythagoras/

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