This invention is a set of magnetic building blocks. Each block or piece
in the set is in the shape of a right golden rhombic pyramid. There are
two important fixed proportions that dictate each block's shape. The
first is that the pyramid's base is a golden rhombus. That means the
ratio of its long diagonal to its short diagonal is 1.618, otherwise
known as .phi., or the "golden ratio."The other important proportion of
each block's shape is the height of the pyramid. The height of the
pyramid as measured from the rhombus base centroid (the point at which
the two base diagonals intersect) to its apex is (.phi.+1)/2 or
approximately 1.309 times the length of the short diagonal in the rhombus
base.Each building block has magnets embedded in its interior faces. This
means that the pieces will stick together magnetically. The user can
build various shapes and designs with the blocks. The set of building
blocks can be used as a creativity tool, toy, puzzle, game, display
device, creativity prop, and cognitive stimulant.