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minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-22 days agoI wanna make one those floating tables that works on this weird science. I could buy one, but I want to make one to better understand how it works because I just can’t wrap my head around written or verbal explanations.
minus-squarecyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoBig one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZTKL4f3azA
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days agoThe outer chains are purely for stability of the top. The center one holds all weight.
minus-squaresprite0@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agot e n s e g r i t y i like the little table orb things
minus-squareblackstampede@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoRubber band in the middle is trying to contract, pulling the top of the table up, and the chains keep it level?
minus-squareMBech@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 days agoNot completely right. The middle can just be a piece of chain as well, but it needs to be under tension. Steve Mould explains it very well in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0onncd0_0-o
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 days agoSomething like that; has something to do with tension but I could not explain it if my life depended on it lol
I wanna make one those floating tables that works on this weird science.
I could buy one, but I want to make one to better understand how it works because I just can’t wrap my head around written or verbal explanations.
Big one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZTKL4f3azA
The outer chains are purely for stability of the top. The center one holds all weight.
t e n s e g r i t y
i like the little table orb things
Rubber band in the middle is trying to contract, pulling the top of the table up, and the chains keep it level?
Not completely right. The middle can just be a piece of chain as well, but it needs to be under tension. Steve Mould explains it very well in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0onncd0_0-o
Something like that; has something to do with tension but I could not explain it if my life depended on it lol