Pyramid template

Tuned for iPhone 15 Pro Max (152.86 × 70.59 mm display). Print at 100% scale, trace 4× onto a clear plastic sheet, fold into a 4-sided pyramid.

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Pyramid dimensions (truncated square pyramid):
Base: 60 × 60 mm · Top: 10 × 10 mm · Height: 25 mm
Each face is a trapezoid: bottom 60mm, top 10mm, slant height 35.4mm, slant edges 43.3mm
Faces sit at 45° from the screen — that's what makes the reflection trick work.

Cut along solid lines · 4 identical trapezoids

FACE 1 FACE 2 FACE 3 FACE 4 60 mm 10 35.4 Verify print scale: 50 mm (5 cm) — measure with ruler

Assembly

1
Print this page at 100% scale (don't fit-to-page). Verify with the 50mm ruler bar.
2
Tape the printout to a piece of clear acetate / transparency film / thin clear plastic. (CD jewel-case lid works perfectly — clear, rigid, exact thickness.)
3
Score (lightly cut) the outline with a craft knife or scissors. Cut out all 4 trapezoids.
4
Tape the 4 trapezoids together along their 43.3mm slant edges. Form a 4-sided pyramid with 60mm × 60mm base, apex up. Use clear tape on the inside.
5
Place pyramid centered on iPhone screen, apex up, while running Holo. Lights off. Look at it from any side.
Don't want to make one? Search "smartphone hologram pyramid" on Amazon — they're $5–10. Look for one labeled "for 6 inch+ phones" so it fits the 15 Pro Max comfortably. Search Amazon →
Pro tip — CD jewel case method: Take an empty CD case, snap off the lid (the clear plastic part). It's already the perfect rigidity, transparency, and thickness. Print this template, tape under the plastic, score with a knife, snap along the score. Done in ~3 minutes.