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    • omiKronO Offline
      omiKron
      last edited by

      This engine could spin the Earth forever ! Just.. speechless, awesome work 🎉

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      • C Offline
        castromann
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        @taffgoch said:

        @castromann said:

        there has to be a lot of thinking behind this one. i saw your geodiscs and models in the warehouse before. where does your addiction to geodiscs come from - seems like your obsessed by these 😉

        I beg your pardon! - OBSESSED ? 😮

        I rather prefer "enamored," if you don't mind.

        ( "Smitten," "enchanted," "infatuated" or "enraptured" will also do )

        ~Taff

        It's been 40+ years of fascination with the geometry & mathematical derivation of the elements of geodesic domes, which used to be closely-guarded proprietary information.

        haha! ok i will keep that in mind. whatever your "relationship" with these is - this is simply great and fascinating work

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        • TaffGochT Offline
          TaffGoch
          last edited by

          A simplified SketchUp model is available:
          Gears Ball- 3D Warehouse

          %(#BF0000)[(Clickable image-link, to deviantART😞]

          http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/209/8/9/92_gears___animation_study_by_taffgoch-d41pt63.gif

          ~Taff

          "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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            notareal
            last edited by

            Hypnotic! 😲

            Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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            • G Offline
              Goonster
              last edited by

              This is superb!

              I wondered the same thing as slimdog when I saw this though. Where would the gears meet and what could be powering it? ( just a thought)

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              • daleD Offline
                dale
                last edited by

                Cool indeed!
                Great to see more of your amazing work.

                Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                • TaffGochT Offline
                  TaffGoch
                  last edited by

                  I'm gratified that you folks are liking this.

                  I've decided to embark upon striving to learn Adobe Flash. As my first production, I converted this particular animated-gif into an animated-flash (adding sound, as "lagniappe.")

                  (Clickable image)

                  http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/218/d/c/92_gears___flash_animation_by_taffgoch-d45huow.gif

                  I am, right away, impressed with Flash. The SWF-animation has much-higher color resolution (24-bit), yet the jpeg-compression can be adjusted to produce a file no bigger than the animated-GIF. 'Looking forward to learning more about Flash.

                  -Taff

                  "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                  • simon le bonS Offline
                    simon le bon
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                    Dear Taff,

                    I have taken these pictures, thinking they where for you: it is "time" with this wonderful geodesic watchmaking to offer them to you. 😄

                    La Géode, Cité des Sciences, La Villette, Paris.

                    La Géode: Wikipedia


                    http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/generalPicts/thLaGeode01.jpg


                    http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/generalPicts/thLaGeode02.jpg

                    Cheers, simon.

                    PS: I love the "doom" sound of your machinery into the flash animation.

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                    • TaffGochT Offline
                      TaffGoch
                      last edited by

                      Thanks, Simon,

                      I've long admired La Géode, from photos I've seen online.

                      It would be great to visit (adding to a long list of other geodesic-architecture landmarks.)

                      -Taff

                      "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                      • jarynzlesaJ Offline
                        jarynzlesa
                        last edited by

                        your work is always unbelievable 👍 .

                        http://www.vizualizaceschodiste.mypage.cz/

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                        • D Offline
                          d12dozr
                          last edited by

                          I'm blown away, Taff, your work never fails to be inspiring

                          3D Printing with SketchUp Book
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