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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

I had one of these that was Boba Fett. He had really big arms, and if I remember correctly, it came out of a kids meal from Taco Bell.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This one.

It balances and opens beer bottles!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ali Spagnola topped this by making a giant balancing bird

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Imagine that size made out of tungsten

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

My dad had one made from metal with a guy who had his legs stretched out instead of the bird wings and I think you can guess what was used as the balance point.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I wanna make one those floating tables that works on this weird science.

I could buy one, but I want to make one to better understand how it works because I just can't wrap my head around written or verbal explanations.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

t e n s e g r i t y

i like the little table orb things

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

The outer chains are purely for stability of the top. The center one holds all weight.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Rubber band in the middle is trying to contract, pulling the top of the table up, and the chains keep it level?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not completely right. The middle can just be a piece of chain as well, but it needs to be under tension. Steve Mould explains it very well in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0onncd0_0-o

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Something like that; has something to do with tension but I could not explain it if my life depended on it lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

It's because the system's centre of gravity is under the table, and on the table's side of the fulcrum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Nope. The wings are weighted so that the bird is perfectly balanced on its beak. You could set it on a pole and it would do the same thing, just didn't work on a table because the wings tail and belly would be what touched the table.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What the heck are these called??

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Automatic upvote for Jurassic Park.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's some kind of physics or something.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean......yes? Physics are involved for sure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Naw, that definitely defies the laws of physics.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Now that's a blast from the past. I can feel that picture.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Supposedly, on any of the many occasions when archaeologists have found what is clearly an antique dildo, tradition advised labeling them something like "ceremonial relic."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

noooonooononono just a good old Roman Good Luck Charm!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just so that you know all these things are in terraria and you can attack things with them. Not the fidget spinner but the other things are in there.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

terraria predates fidget spinners

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Damn, I didn't know Terraria needed to eat.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

True, they keep adding stuff. They may add fidget spinners as well. Who knows, they keep pushing 'final' finalest updates if all times, til the next one. And that's really cool.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's really cool how much they've worked on it over the years. but it's not for me. i played it when wall of flesh was the final boss, and after beating that i felt like i was done with that gameplay loop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It can feel very work like. If you don't like strip minining in minecraft this is not fir you. I actually like building small bases and the limited set of ores works fine enough for me. Yeah in comparison terraria can be overwhelming. But when it's fun it's actually fun like few other things. It's also a very lighthearted game, minecraft will forever be melancholic. It's also addicting if you're the kinfd of person who likes consistend upgrades.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

personally i can never get into things that want me to grind for the sake of grinding. vanilla minecraft is a no-go, give me automation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think minecraft is what it is because of youtube and the creative mode. Survival is the only thing that makes building interesting, but for anything bigger than that you may need creative.

But i enjoy building castles and fortified bases, than you can basically go for adventures without ever strip mining. Villgaer maps, treasure maps and so on. I really don't care for the end that much. It's not one game it's a million different games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

yeah. i don't enjoy any of the "creative" parts really, i want to make machines. terraria is a lot better at some of the things minecraft deos, but completely ignores others. which is good when you want a compelling game, rather than just a sandbox.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I enjoyed a fair bit of it. I found an intact shipwreck above ground right next to spawn in my recent world, so i thought i'd turn it into some piarete cove. I think i start to struggle when projects are too big. Bu now i do small things and i enjoy them all the same.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Has science gone too far‽

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Ian Malcolm? I thought you were fictional!