gömböc

[TheOriginalEntz]

Take a cylinder and cut it in half. Now stick a prism to the center flat part which does not stick out further than the original cylinder. It will right itself so long as you don't tip it so that the tip of the prism is more than 90 degrees from resting position.

[PhilBarber23]

@TheOriginalEntz it doesnt however have the same resting position each time unlike the

gomboc

[Skwidspawn]

Your object, depending on how it is placed and its dimensions, would have two or possibly three resting positions. The object shown here has only one resting position. The only weight is that of the homogenous material the object is made of, and it has no concave surfaces. It is not nearly as simple as you are making it sound.

[aboctok]

does anybody recall a concept that has been more milked-out than this? i still get emails from the gomboc (itself) telling me how good it is, with riveting news like how the latest numbered gomboc child has been gratefully accepted at some prestigious institution. it even pompously compared itself to the rubik cube, which astounds me. instead of attempting to drip-feed the world his extra-super-special creation, rubik simply 'got it out there.' it is accessible and people can learn something.

[SuperHalfie]

@MediaThoughts agreed, this guy has fun with science most people have fun with T.V.

[djluxi]

my crocs do the same!!!

[gobacktorussia]

can anyone explain this to me? obviously this could be easily achieved with a simple shape using weight... obviously this is demonstrating how a weight is not necessary given the correct shape but is weight not a crucial factor in this? what is the mathematical problem that this object has solved?

[campf1re]

@gobacktorussia

The special thing is, that unlike to a tumbler, the weight is equally distributed within the object. It always returns to its stable position only because of its shape, not its weight distribution (like a tumbler does). HTH

[chewbacka1982]

a magyar a legokosabb nemzet... itt az újabb ékes bizonyíték... :P

[Fonix266]

Yeah! Made in Hungary!

[triumv3]

不倒龟壳球 (龟壳球) !!

[triumv3]

Gömböc

kínaiul =

magyar kiejtése= pútao kuiköcsiú

leírva= budaoguikeqiu

forrás =

t i t a n i c w i n d o w . xx xx xx xx . jp / gomboc / index . html

(törlendőek a szóközök)

[jokefan91]

gÖmbÖc, not gomboc,and not gombóc to.

curdgomboc...

[jokefan91]

gÖmbÖc, not gomboc,and not gombóc to.

curdgomboc...

[Valexika]

HUNGARIAN!!!

[EL1PINGUIN1LOCO1]

Weebl made this vid famous :P

[ZergRushJohnny]

Weebls wobble but they don't fall down!

...I'm sorry.

[Cyrromatic]

Damn you Sweden!

[siposlac]

not Sweden...Hungarian

[PurpleVolvagia]

When come back, bring pie.

wanker

[wevegotthefunk]

are thjey jelly

[knox105]

saw these on Qi its really weird

[gjhsu]

"It's like a veebil, but without the veights."

[Damaskal]

\pwned ))))))))))))

[ellistron3]

CRUSTY PIE STAINS

[L0Lbot]

lo bob, we seem to have turned into 3D

[Dan070]

Lo, Weebl.

[fruave]

i'm bringin' pastry back

[desser4335]

christmas time, itsa a coming now

christmas time, its a coming/german

christmas time, its a coming/german now

only 24 days!

WEEBL & BOB CHRISTMAS CAROL

[101youtubber101]

mmm pie

[Fiendish77]

is there supposed to be sound?

[fireidiots]

MONO-MONO STATIC!

[scaryfishdude]

Yeah!

5 Stars!

[SlashForMe]

'Lo!

[Aaox00]

Lo, Weebl.

[superfrog1000]

Lo Bob

[SuicideMonkey92]

I want popcorns bob.

[DemonStruck]

Lo Bob

[princeraith]

'lo

[vodute]

fascinating!!! ok, here is a thing,that can stand up from every position.. and what now?? the answer is

-"YES! THERE IS A THING LIKE THIS! WEEEEE!!"

-"AND WUT NOW??"

-"DON'T KNOW LETS DISCOVER AN OTHER USELESS SHIT! AND CALL IT..ER..LET'S CALL IT KOCKÁCSKA!!"

-"YEEEAAAHH!!! KOCKÁCSKA!! WEEEE! WE'LL BE RICH AND FAMOUS!!"

omg I'm hungarian,too, and I don't think it's a useful thing for something...

[waltermattau]

There is a major misunderstanding to your comment (besides it's very sarcastic tone). Domokos never intended to get rich and famous with it. His inspiration and motivation was his inner desire to solve a mathematical problem that existed for years. Maybe you should broaden your horizon a bit. Solving fundamental mathematical problems is/was/will be the key to technical process.

[vodute]

it's okay, I'm very proud of my hungarian bro's because of this "gömböc".. but say just one thing, what could the mankind do with it?? is it a solution of AIDS? is it a solution of global warming?? is it a solution of anithing?? I know I'm dumb-fuckin-idiot.. but it's just mathematic.. hungarian intentions are very famous and useful, but I don't even think this gömböc is the best thing what a hungarian ever intented..:)

[nathan87]

The thing with mathematics is, often there doesn't seem to be any conceivable use for something, and then somebody finds one. One classic example is the "useless" passtime of finding very large prime numbers, which of course are now the cornerstone to encryption. In science, the theory of shock waves was just an academic curiosity when first discovered. But decades later when people wanted to make supersonic planes, there was the theory, waiting for application.

[nathan87]

(cont.) the point is, we never know when some, theoretical mathematical discovery could be used for something. NOt saying that this qill tell us anything about global warming, of course, but an explanation of global warming could for example quite plausibly rely on some argument to do with a single stable equilibrium. So, you never know :) The more so called "useless" problems we solve, the more likely we are to discover something that is actually applicable somewhere down the line.

[realprodigy69]

this goes back to the days when the first man carved a circle, and all the other cavemen thunked sticks against their heads

"what that you do now?..you make new thing!

me no understand..me mock you now!"

[vodute]

hehe that was good buddy!:D

[LivMiir]

"What could mankind do with it?"

I heard that for example houses could be built (using this special material) at places where natural disasters are common. This material can keep its own structure so houses would be safer, they wouldn't collapse. Today it would be really expensive, of course, but I think TIME will help us and we'll find more we can use it for.

[hflat1]

A Gomboc isn't a gomboc because of it's material.

[Kriswixx]

a polished piece of amber, rocking back and forth untill it came to a hault. not very interesting Gombach! sounds like a name of a cheeze. or a lettuce.

[sunkid86]

It is meant to answer a question, if there existed a form like this, and if yes, than find it as a proof.

[sunkid86]

This is an object made of a HOMOGENEOUS material, and the shape of this thing is the ONLY ONE INTHE WORLD ,that scientists know, that can stand back up always from any position. It's developed by two Hungarian math scientist.

[Zacq768]

whats it meant to do?