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    • C Offline
      castromann
      last edited by

      @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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            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
                  last edited by

                  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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                        d12dozr
                        last edited by

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

                        3D Printing with SketchUp Book
                        http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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