The file 'Magnetic Tensegrity (Floating TeaCup) 3D Printer Model' is (stl) file type, size is 403.3KB.
The force of attraction of the two magnets in the middle of the two arcs - besides the three threads connecting the saucer and the base - build the tension in this object. It's a bit magical how the physical conditions create a tension that makes this object a unit - a perfect unit. At first sight a bit confusing ... you have to look twice to understand the principle.
Floating+Tea+Cup_arc.stl | 14.1KB | |
Floating+Tea+Cup_base.stl | 364.3KB | |
Floating+Tea+Cup_cupwithsaucer.stl | 698.0KB | |
Floating+Tea+Cup_magnetholder.stl | 25.7KB |