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Sierpiński tetrahedron

The Sierpiński tetrahedron is a fractal shape created by repeatedly removing smaller tetrahedra (pyramid-shaped figures) from a larger one, forming a complex, self-similar structure. Starting with a solid tetrahedron, sections are sliced away in a consistent pattern, and this process repeats infinitely at smaller scales. The result is a highly intricate, porous sculpture with a repeating pattern that looks the same at any level of magnification. This shape illustrates concepts of recursion, fractals, and infinite complexity within finite boundaries, and it has applications in mathematics, computer graphics, and understanding natural patterns.