Torus Fever

I have become fascinated with the geometric form torus.  It is, fundamentally, a donut...which is something I used to love and can no longer eat!  But more than that, it can be seen as a depiction of a black hole, or a universe...or...or...The online dictionary defines it thusly:

to·rus

ˈtôrəs/

noun

noun: torus; plural noun: tori; plural noun: toruses

1. 1.

   GEOMETRY

   a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, around a line that lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g., like a ring-shaped doughnut).

   • a thing of this shape, especially a large ring-shaped chamber used in physical research.
2. 2.

   ARCHITECTURE

   a large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, especially as the lowest part of the base of a column.
3. 3.

   ANATOMY

   a ridge of bone or muscle.

   "the maxillary torus"
4. 4.

   BOTANY

   the receptacle of a flower.

Origin

mid 16th century (sense 2): from Latin, literally ‘swelling, bolster, round molding.’ The other senses date from the 19th century.

Cushion Torus

Cushion Torus: Universe

Intersecting Torus 1

Intersecting Torus 2

Torus 1

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