Homogenous Weeble
Posted by: droodzilla on 11 December 2007
Something for those of a mathematical bent:
gombocIt's like a weeble but homogenous (i.e. same density all the way through, not weighted at the base). It's only recently been proven that such a homogenous self-righting solid exists.
Would be lovely to own one, but the current asking price is £600 minimum.
Posted on: 14 December 2007 by joe90
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Would be lovely to own one
For the collector of pointless crap, I would concur.
Posted on: 15 December 2007 by droodzilla
Would it help if it had the word "naim" etched on it?
Come on, it's a homegenous weeble for frak's sake! What more could anyone ask for?
Posted on: 15 December 2007 by Ian G.
Drood thank you for pointing this out last week. It is really interesting and I would also buy one of the price were more recent. It is (IMHO) really clever and great that such a thing exists.
Ian
Posted on: 15 December 2007 by droodzilla
Thanks for the support Ian. I was starting to think I was "weird" for finding it so interesting.
Posted on: 16 December 2007 by Alexander
Nice. I suppose homogeneous also means with no concave parts. Otherwise you can imagine parts sticking out and little holes being drilled that amount to the same effect as using weighted material.
The edges on the object don't appear to be essential, more a way to simplify production.
Posted on: 17 December 2007 by jayd
I love it. I've set my mind to carving myself one out of cheddar cheese.
Posted on: 17 December 2007 by droodzilla
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I suppose homogeneous also means with no concave parts.
Correct. More technically, this is the first known convex, homogenous solid with just two mechanical equilibria - one stable, and one unstable.
