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* The fourth ''[[Magic Kingdom of Landover]]'' novel, "The Tangle Box", uses this as one of the three coinciding plotlines, in which the characters inside are stripped of their memories and magical powers.

* The titular sphere from [[Michael Crichton]]'s ''[[Sphere]]''.

* The Sphere in ''[[Flatland]]'' probably counts as this, being of perfect geometry even when viewed in 2d space. And the 4-sphere in ''Flatterland''. Indeed, any ''Flatland'' or its knockoffs counts.

* The Phages in Charles Sheffield's ''Heritage Universe'' series of novels, found swarming around hundreds of [[Big Dumb Object|Big Dumb Objects]] left behind all over the galaxy by a mysterious and long-vanished race known only as the Builders. Phages resemble dull grey dodecahedrons 48 metres to a side and can open a maw on any of their faces to consume anything (or any''one'') that gets in their way. {{spoiler|It is eventually revealed during the course of the novels that the Phages may be the degenerate remnants of the Builders themselves.}}

* The F-117 Nighthawk and B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. The edgy triangular black Nighthawk covered with triangular facets, and the large black flying-wing B-2 have been often mistaken as [[Flying Saucer|UFO's]]. More modern stealth aircraft, like the F-22 Raptor, are rather less sinister..

* [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070403.html The hexagon of Saturn.] While not entirely sinister, it's still rather confusing.

 

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