Telstar Balls Gone Wild

• Published in 2026
• Added on 2026-10-14

We describe an artistic project involving the fabrication of each of the 1812 distinct footballs that can be obtained by rearranging the way the 32 panels of a classic Telstar ball are stitched together. Each ball is one of a kind and individually numbered, and the entire series is sorted by decreasing roundness.

Links

• https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28415v2
• https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.28415v2

Other information

BibTeX entry

@article{TelstarBallsGoneWild,
	key = {TelstarBallsGoneWild},
	type = {article},
	title = {Telstar Balls Gone Wild},
	author = {Thomas Fernique},
	abstract = {We describe an artistic project involving the fabrication of each of the 1812 distinct footballs that can be obtained by rearranging the way the 32 panels of a classic Telstar ball are stitched together. Each ball is one of a kind and individually numbered, and the entire series is sorted by decreasing roundness.},
	comment = {},
	date_added = {2026-10-14},
	date_published = {2026-10-14},
	urls = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28415v2,https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.28415v2},
	collections = {attention-grabbing-titles,combinatorics,things-to-make-and-do},
	url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28415v2 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.28415v2},
	year = 2026,
	urldate = {2026-10-14},
	archivePrefix = {arXiv},
	eprint = {2606.28415},
	primaryClass = {math.GM}
}