Re: Tetra Math
 

Re: Tetra Math + CHemistry
 

The tetrahedral arangement of carbon atoms is what gives diamond the properties of density, hardness, and optical index of refraction(sparkle).

A tetrahedron can be made from an equilateral triangle (All angles 60 degrees)
If you start with a triangle and then bisect eact side, You will have 4 triangles. By folding each face up, you will have a tetrahedron. You can see how that even as a solid shape these can pack together perfectly. In crystals this usually means high density, and isotropic ( the same in all directions) properties.

Re: Tetra Math
 

I haven't seen two actually stacked so I don't know for sure how much of a raise each tetra adds. But in the rules i believe it said that if a tetra is stacked improperly and has more than 6 inches then it isn't considered to be stacked. So i believe that it raises less than 6 inches to leave a little margin for error.

Re: Tetra Math
 

the tetra is stacked at 6 inches in the home made tetra's but i think there is more equilibriam in the degrees for comp. so it could be lower

Re: Tetra Math
 

I was told by one of our mentors who went to the kickoff that it is raised six inches per tetra stacked.