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The Geodesic Dome Project

Over the past few months the words ‘Geodesic Dome’ have gone around Shibumi quite a lot. It’s unlikely there’s anyone who hasn’t heard the words. And in recent times we have had a strange structure sitting outside Bijitsu. Often you would find some of the youngest children climbing and playing on it. But what is a geodesic dome? And why has it become so popular at Shibumi? The Reporters club at Shibumi got together the group of students working on it to answer their questions... Who all are involved in this project?   Geodesic Group (GG):  Srishti, Asba, Gautam, Varun, Yashwant, Das and Kumaran uncle.   How did you get started on it?   GG: We had a choice between puzzles, triangulation and the geodesic dome. We chose this one because it was more hands-on.   What is a geodesic dome?   GG: A geodesic dome is any dome made only out of straight lines. (on the dome surface) The Geodesic Dome is the strongest structure for any curved surfa...