Tensegrity! [shameless repost for afternoon crowd]

"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv) 05/02/2020 at 11:00 • Filed to: tensegrity, Lego

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T !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! sculptures are a huge fad in the Lego community right now, and I thought it looked like fun, so I gave it a try myself! Here’s my floating tensegrity castle. Tensegrity basically uses tricky physics to create structures with sections that appear to be suspended in mid-air with no obvious means of support. There’s no photo trickery or magnets going on here, it’s just those strings (and chain) keeping it in place.

CB > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 11:10

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Centre rope is taking the weight, side chains are stopping it from falling over?

TheRealBicycleBuck > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 11:12

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Super neat!

I’ve seen a lot of those over on reddit recently. The woodworking guys have had a lot of fun with them, but someone in engineeringporn did a great job with this table that popped up yesterday:

Nom De Plume > CB 05/02/2020 at 11:13

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Yes, it only looks unbelievable from one angle.  

Nom De Plume > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 11:14

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You forgot to pose a lego person on there for cred points.  Or multiple lego people and objects if you really want to show off.

jimz > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 11:26

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isn’t “Tensegrity” the name of Randy Marsh’s weed farm?

shop-teacher > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 11:29

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The best one of these I’ve seen, is the flying Delorean from Back to the Future 2.

https://images.app.goo.gl/MK3ZokufRVNCPbq68

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 11:42

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I love structures that use abnormal support geometry and materials. Extreme cantilevers are fun too! This LEGO is  a very cool example, well done!

jimz > CB 05/02/2020 at 11:54

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yep, weight distribution is the key here. 

Jim Spanfeller > Nom De Plume 05/02/2020 at 11:55

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Jim Spanfeller > shop-teacher 05/02/2020 at 11:57

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I like that!

Jim Spanfeller > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 05/02/2020 at 11:57

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Thanks!

boredalways > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 12:04

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Ooo now add a dragon!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 12:12

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Look up Dan Grayber

Nom De Plume > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 12:18

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shop-teacher > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 14:08

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Its pretty awesome!

Jim Spanfeller > shop-teacher 05/02/2020 at 14:50

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My favorite, though, is this dragon:

shop-teacher > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 16:37

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That's cool too!

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 17:10

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That’s pretty neat, I had no idea lego had string/chain bits. I guess with all the medieval pieces there, the chains must’ve been from a drawbridge?

SHARPSPEED > Jim Spanfeller 05/02/2020 at 18:31

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I know and understand what’s going on with these but my brain still feels like it’s bluescreening. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > shop-teacher 05/02/2020 at 23:41

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That is a very creative used for the style of structure. 

shop-teacher > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/03/2020 at 07:55

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Agreed.

Jim Spanfeller > gin-san - shitpost specialist 05/03/2020 at 10:23

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They can be found in castle sets, but I actually got my chain pieces from sets like this:

As for the strings, the white one was stolen from Spiderman and the short black one was a fuel hose from a gas pump in a Lego Racers set.