916.00 B Quanta Module

916.01 The B Quanta Module is \sfrac{1}{6}th of the fractional unit described by subtracting a Quarter-Tetrahedron from an Eighth-Octahedron. The six asymmetrical components of the fractional unit so described each have a volume of \sfrac{1}{24}th of the unit tetrahedron. They are identical in volume and dimensioning, but three of them are positive and three of them are negative. (See Illus. 916.01.)

916.02 When the Eighth-Octahedron is superimposed on the QuarterTetrahedron, the top half of the Eighth-Octahedron is a fractional unit, like a concave lid, with a volume and weight equal to that of the QuarterTetrahedron below it. We can slice the fractional unit by three planes perpendicular to its equilateral triangular base and passing through the apex of the Quarter-Tetrahedron, through the vertexes of the triangular base, and through the mid-points of their respective opposite edges, separating it into six equidimensional, equivolume parts. These are B Quanta Modules.

916.03 B Quanta Modules are identical irregular tetrahedra that appear as three positive (outside-out) and three negative (outside-in) units. Each of the B Quanta Modules can be unfolded into a planar, multitriangled polygon. (See Illus. 916.O1F.)