I made a version of this with my Geomag. Couldn't quite get 10 minutes spin time though. If you want to try the support towers are each made of 16 octahedra, the restraining cables around the bottom and the pendulum "chains" are all 11 sticks long. I messed around with more weight and longer chains, but didn't really imrpove on anything. I also made a version with a pentagon and five chains, but apart from looking VERY cool when you twist it, it didn't make a lot of difference.
I have made a magnetically suspended gyro that spun for 5 hours.
onthecuttingedge2005 2 years ago
@onthecuttingedge2005 do you want a cookie?
Chao5bringer 2 years ago 3
I made a version of this with my Geomag. Couldn't quite get 10 minutes spin time though. If you want to try the support towers are each made of 16 octahedra, the restraining cables around the bottom and the pendulum "chains" are all 11 sticks long. I messed around with more weight and longer chains, but didn't really imrpove on anything. I also made a version with a pentagon and five chains, but apart from looking VERY cool when you twist it, it didn't make a lot of difference.
nigelcoxon 2 years ago
damn friction from the air, otherwise this would have kept going :)
Sersha88 3 years ago
Most of the energy is probably lost in the cable stuff
drexlfoley 2 years ago
Those seem many times stronger than magnetix set magnets.
joeyisfunny 3 years ago
yeah, my magnetics are hell weak compared to these >:(
IchigoJai 3 years ago
you are sick!
how come the rod threads don't attract each other? i wish it were not that expensive so i could get 1000+ pieces. :(
nlty2000 4 years ago 5
he probly put them a certain way so they repel (go away) from each other
or not its just a guess
r0xdab0x96 3 years ago
In the thumbnail, the things from where the bottom structure hangs, look like ropes. Now I see they are real Geomag sticks. Wow
ordaudee 4 years ago
1st again. cool vids 5 stars and whatever.
Hippie1abc 4 years ago