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    • TaffGochT Offline
      TaffGoch
      last edited by TaffGoch

      ( Why, of course, it's geodesic. What else would you expect from me? )ย  ๐Ÿ˜†

      Posted at devaintART (click on image to go there):

      http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/214/4/f/92_gears___animation___final_by_taffgoch-d42fea9.gif

      SketchUp model rendered in Kerkythea, producing 6 frames

      GIF animated in PhotoShop & JASC Animation Shop

      ~Taff

      "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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      • PixeroP Offline
        Pixero
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        Wow. Amazing. It's almost hypnotic. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

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        • david_hD Offline
          david_h
          last edited by

          that is really cool.

          Will that be in stores for Christmas? I want one!
          ๐Ÿ’š

          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
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            Ooooh!!

            That's brilliant.

            http://www.solos-art.com

            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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            • TaffGochT Offline
              TaffGoch
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              I did this to demonstrate that a proper arrangement of gears, in a sphere, could, indeed, rotate.

              There was some conjecture (in another forum) that the counter-rotation of gears would be locked. Truly, if three adjacent gears were meshed together, then the whole system would lock-up. This image settles the argument! "A picture is worth a thousand words."

              Producing the proper association, of a gear and it's neighbors, will ensure that it won't be a locked system.

              ~Taff

              "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
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                Very nice work.

                Etaoin Shrdlu

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                (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

                G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

                M30

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                • B Offline
                  bob-designer
                  last edited by

                  Very interesting, what else wound I expect from you?
                  Can you make it expand and contract, change colors?

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                  • C Offline
                    castromann
                    last edited by

                    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 ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                    • boofredlayB Offline
                      boofredlay
                      last edited by

                      @pixero said:

                      Wow. Amazing. It's almost hypnotic. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

                      Indeed. I just sent you the money you demanded as well ๐Ÿ˜ฒ ... can't ... look ... away ... ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

                      http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                      • TaffGochT Offline
                        TaffGoch
                        last edited by

                        @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 ๐Ÿ˜‰

                        I beg your pardon! - OBSESSED ? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                        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.

                        "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                        • TaffGochT Offline
                          TaffGoch
                          last edited by

                          @bob-designer said:

                          Very interesting, what else would I expect from you?

                          If you do a quick check of my online history, you'd then know "what," indeed.... ๐Ÿ˜„

                          "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                          • TaffGochT Offline
                            TaffGoch
                            last edited by

                            @unknownuser said:

                            I just sent you the money you demanded as well...

                            So, the subliminal programming worked, then. ๐Ÿ˜

                            Mwah-ha-haaaa... ๐Ÿ‘ฟ

                            "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                            • S Offline
                              Slimdog
                              last edited by

                              Nicely done. Color me impressed.

                              How do all the axles come together in the middle?

                              Where does the drive motor fit in?

                              So no sketchy physics plugin was used?

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                              • mitcorbM Offline
                                mitcorb
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                                I salute your legendary talent. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ And, congratulations on that solution.

                                I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                • TaffGochT Offline
                                  TaffGoch
                                  last edited by

                                  @slimdog said:

                                  How do all the axles come together in the middle?"
                                  It's a virtual model -- so, no axles. ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  Where does the drive motor fit in?"
                                  It's a virtual model -- so, no motor. ๐Ÿ˜„

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  So no sketchy physics plugin was used?"
                                  So, no.... ๐Ÿ˜„


                                  If I were to physically build this, as a sculpture, I'd use an internal geodesic frame/cage, where I'd mount 92 short axle "spindles," pointing outward, at the geodesic vertices.

                                  Only one gear would need to be powered, as all the rest would be "pushed" by that one gear.

                                  Mounting an electric motor, hidden inside the cage, would be trivial.


                                  How to keep kids from sticking their fingers in the gears - now, THAT would be a problem. (I suppose, the adults, too.)

                                  ~Taff

                                  "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                  • jamalitoJ Offline
                                    jamalito
                                    last edited by

                                    it is wasome

                                    Albert Einstein:
                                    ((I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.))

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                                    • K Offline
                                      KarinaGM
                                      last edited by

                                      YOU ARE SICK!
                                      I'm loving it!!! ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽ‰

                                      **"Aquel que sacrifica un poco de libertad por seguridad, no se merece ninguna y terminarรก perdiendo ambas"

                                      -Benjamรญn Franklin.**

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                                      • omiKronO Offline
                                        omiKron
                                        last edited by

                                        This engine could spin the Earth forever ! Just.. speechless, awesome work ๐ŸŽ‰

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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 ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                          I beg your pardon! - OBSESSED ? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                          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 deviantART๐Ÿ˜ž]

                                            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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