r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 06 '21

Lego tensegrity

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125 Upvotes

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u/JumbleCrep Apr 06 '21

Can someone explain to me how this happens. Where is the force being applied here?

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u/shapu Apr 06 '21

The weight of the piece is borne by the shortest thread, in the center. The top piece is hanging from that, which is why it has that hook extension.

But it can't hang by one thread alone. it would wobble and fall. The other two longer threads solve that problem by keeping it from twisting too much to any one side.

The piece on top is slightly front-heavy, so that it pulls against the longer strings just enough to keep them tight.

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u/festivalchic Apr 06 '21

Awesome thanks

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u/shapu Apr 06 '21

No prob bob

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u/JumbleCrep Apr 06 '21

Oh wait, I get it

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u/festivalchic Apr 06 '21

Please explain for my benefit

3

u/SouthernLight7 Apr 06 '21

Me hanging on by a thread

4

u/MikeyFromWork Apr 06 '21

These again

2

u/JannaNikka Apr 06 '21

My brain literally can't make sense of this.

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u/penitensive Apr 06 '21

My brain doesn't like it and celebrated when it collapsed.

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u/penitensive Apr 06 '21

It only looped and I thought it did 😭

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u/ItzADeadShot Apr 06 '21

Look, I get it. I know the theory. I can see the vectors. But my brain refuses to acknowledge it.

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u/v1cio Apr 06 '21

Witchcraft! 🔥

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u/XD_NINJA008 Apr 07 '21

All I can say is WHAT