COVID-19 Globe Puzzle

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Worried about the global spread of COVID-19? The best thing to do is stay home from work and finish all those frivolous design projects you haven't gotten around to. If that's not an option, at least wash your hands and stay away from sick people. If you're already under quarantine, by the time you print this out, insert all the little magnets, and figure out how to piece it all back together again, your quarantine should be almost over. Time well spent. The full COVID-19 Globe is provided, but is next to impossible to print as is. To make it easier to print, the file has been sliced into 20 pieces that will sit nicely on the print bed. The object is based on a 20 sided icosahedron. The files are grouped in to "Top," "Top Edge," "Bottom," and "Bottom Edge." Each group contains five puzzle pieces. Pieces labeled "Top" share a vertex that lays roughly around Europe. "Top Edge" pieces all share an edge with a "Top" piece. Pieces labeled "Bottom" share a vertex opposite the top. "Bottom Edge" pieces all share an edge with a "Bottom" piece. There are separate files for each piece, as well as "Combined" files to print groups out together. Printing this with layer heights of .15 mm or greater results in visible contour lines in the oceans that can be distracting to the overall design. I recommend printing with a layer height of .10 mm or less. See here for a plain globe: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4153383