Even if there is no gravitational influence, doesn't the friction stop the cycle and transform all the momentum to move the whole system instead of just keeping the cycle?
As you will notice, it takes place in space. One little tap of any percievable force will send them all going, forever. It will never stop, because there is no air nor anything for that matter. If all the material is the same, then the friction should be evenly distributed, thus making it an endless cycle.
It's a fair approximation - I *think* it should work just as well with a force acting that's always perpendicular to the surface of the mobius strip. In which case it would be mimicing normal dominos as its a generalisation of the 2d line of dominos in the 'real' world.
The double spring system (ie. two spring forces counterbalancing the rotation, so as to provide the domino two positions at rest into which it naturally 'snaps') is a simple approximation of that - and might even work in the real world, providing there was sufficiently little friction.
The only problem I could see with it is in a true space environment the force of each Domino tipping and hitting the frame would exert a force on the strip itself, possibly moving the strip, but I'm not sure if that'd have any detrimental effects or not (short of it being knocked into something).
tribute to 2001, well done, kudos
cypheir 2 years ago
amazing idea
kamalmichael 3 years ago
Even if there is no gravitational influence, doesn't the friction stop the cycle and transform all the momentum to move the whole system instead of just keeping the cycle?
FlowerVector 3 years ago 3
true, but then that would also result in the rig spinning in a circle like a wheel
JustAnotherGaian 3 years ago 2
As you will notice, it takes place in space. One little tap of any percievable force will send them all going, forever. It will never stop, because there is no air nor anything for that matter. If all the material is the same, then the friction should be evenly distributed, thus making it an endless cycle.
KaedeYume 2 years ago
beautiful
CrdBrdProjects 4 years ago
Ah, that's a shame... Though I can't really imagine how it would've worked otherwise.
TehSkeh 4 years ago 2
It's a fair approximation - I *think* it should work just as well with a force acting that's always perpendicular to the surface of the mobius strip. In which case it would be mimicing normal dominos as its a generalisation of the 2d line of dominos in the 'real' world.
99of99 4 years ago
The double spring system (ie. two spring forces counterbalancing the rotation, so as to provide the domino two positions at rest into which it naturally 'snaps') is a simple approximation of that - and might even work in the real world, providing there was sufficiently little friction.
99of99 4 years ago
The only problem I could see with it is in a true space environment the force of each Domino tipping and hitting the frame would exert a force on the strip itself, possibly moving the strip, but I'm not sure if that'd have any detrimental effects or not (short of it being knocked into something).
TehSkeh 4 years ago 2
It's done in zero gravity. Each domino is 'spring loaded' using a flowgraph script.
99of99 4 years ago
You sir, are a genius. Though I have to ask, which gravity entity/entities did you use?
TehSkeh 4 years ago
ty 4 callin me a genius :)
SantizClaus 2 years ago