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1. m463 ◴[17 Oct 24 04:10 UTC] No.41866347[source]▶

When I read "tensegrity" I thought of these strange tables/scupltures you can buy:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tensegrity

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2. dystroy ◴[17 Oct 24 06:36 UTC] No.41866985[source]▶

>>41866347 (TP) #

If you look at the article, you'll see the picture of such sculpture (a rather impressive one, by the way).

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3. prmoustache ◴[17 Oct 24 08:46 UTC] No.41867633[source]▶

>>41866347 (TP) #

A good example are bicycle wheels made with ropes but if you think of it even of steel spokes as a single spoke by itself cannot maintain the structure and it all comes together when the spokes are tensionned. https://berdspokes.com/collections/berd-wheels

Obviously a wheel is the easiest design you can build based on tension given its symmetric nature.

4. m463 ◴[17 Oct 24 09:08 UTC] No.41867757[source]▶

>>41866985 #

I didn't see that, are you talking about the bird's leg?

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5. akovaski ◴[17 Oct 24 15:21 UTC] No.41870498{3}[source]▶

>>41867757 #

The last image is a pair of pictures of Needle Tower and Needle Tower II, which you can search for if the image doesn't load in the article for you.

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6. FiatLuxDave ◴[17 Oct 24 15:53 UTC] No.41870824[source]▶

>>41866347 (TP) #

If that is what "tensegrity" makes you think of, I'm guessing you haven't seen this: