Newton’s Balls

Mon, 2 Nov 2009
prototype

newtonI meant to point out that I've changed the shape of the balls. Still, I had the camera out again taking photographs of #1 daughter's artwork for an 'A' level report she's doing so I took a close up of a single ball so that you can see the shape in all it's glory. 'Ah', I hear you say, 'looks like a truncated octahedron' and of course, you are right.

I changed to this shape so that the hangers fit in place better. It also means that I can have two flat surfaces meeting where adjacent balls meet.

Meanwhile – for your delight and edification I present Martha's 'Sprite Plant' which I think looks curiously fern like.
Time for a glass of red I think.

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  • Shelley Noble November 3, 2009 at 1:09 am

    Loving Martha’s sprite plant!

    Loving Martha’s sprite plant! lever use of an old bottle, gives me ideas.

     

    (Yay for Newtonian Spherical Adjustment too)

    • robives November 3, 2009 at 7:37 pm

      Martha say ‘thanks!”

      Martha say ‘thanks!"

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