What wizardry is this
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pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Ever done this trick?
rothaine@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s because the system’s centre of gravity is under the table, and on the table’s side of the fulcrum.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
I wanna make on those floating tables that works on this weird science.
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Natanael@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
The outer chains are purely for stability of the top. The center one holds all weight.
sprite0@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
t e n s e g r i t y
i like the little table orb things
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
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cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Big one www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZTKL4f3azA
blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Rubber band in the middle is trying to contract, pulling the top of the table up, and the chains keep it level?
MBech@feddit.dk 3 weeks ago
Not completely true. 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: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0onncd0_0-o
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Something like that; has something to do with tension but I could not explain it if mg life depended on it lol