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pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• 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.

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  • sprite0@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    t e n s e g r i t y

    i like the little table orb things

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  • 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

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  • 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?

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    • 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

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    • 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

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• rothaine@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What wizardry is this

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  • 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.

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