# Can anyone visualize a tesseract? (math geek type post)

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**Created:** [June 11, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-visualize-a-tesseract-math-geek-type-post/113404 "2002-06-11T06:17:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-visualize-a-tesseract-math-geek-type-post/113404/21 "2002-06-11T19:45:26Z")

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> _Originally posted by DarrenS_  
> **What would it look like if the angle of projection were different?**

If we’re talking about orthogonal projections (no perspective, in other words) then the projection could also look like a hexagonal prism, or a [rhombic dodecahedron](http://dogfeathers.com/mark/rhdodec.html). (Go to the bottom of the page, past the stuff that requires 3-D glasses.)

There may be other possible outcomes, but those are the only two I can think of at the moment.

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