Incredible Vector Equilibrium & Jitterbug Spinning Pattern
Nate | March 31, 2011These are a couple of videos I uploaded to youtube which show what is probably my favorite bit of knowledge about any geometry I have ever found. It is a property of the jitter-bug/cube-octahedron which was discovered by the great Buckminster Fuller.
These videos both show Buckminster Fuller’s Jitterbug Geometry and how it can have pressure put on two parallel triangles in a way that creates a very cool “bouncing twist motion,” alternating the direction of the twist/spin each time it get squeezed.
This motion-geometry “contains” the geometry for the Cube-octahedron, the icosahedron, the octahedron, the 4 sided pyramid, the tetrahedron, and more. Very impressive in my opinion.
If you want to try this at home and buy the cube-octahedron with bendable vertexes, the same kind which was used in the video and was also designed by Bucky himself, it is $11.95 at [http://bfi.easystorecreator.com/items/toys-models/jitterbug-vector-flexor-402-detail.htm]
The 2 vids much appreciated. I's just looking about for
Kinly | November 21, 2011The 2 vids much appreciated. I’s just looking about for the angle values of a certain 2-D diagram I’ve been thinking about -which turns out to be a ‘snapshot’ of a vector/eqlbrm model – I haven’t found them, but this was a GREAT byway, now bookmarktabbed
Hi, My name is Carlos Rodriguez and I wanted to introduce
Carlos | January 13, 2012Hi,
My name is Carlos Rodriguez and I wanted to introduce myself and my product to you, since it might be of interest to a fellow student of geometry. My invention is the Versa Ruler, the world’s first shape-making ruler. It’s a connectable system of rulers and protractors capable of forming and locking an unlimited number of 2-D rectilinear shapes. Please take a look at our video, and I would welcome any comments.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/koalatools/rule-like-never-before-new-shape-making-versa-rule
Thank you–
Sincerely,
Carlos Rodriguez
why is it that no one seems to go from
roman | February 21, 2012why is it that no one seems to go from the tetrahedron to the cube-octahedron without changing models?
And I mean that by not going from 3 dimensional,
roman | February 21, 2012And I mean that by not going from 3 dimensional, to 2 dimensional, and then back to 3 dimensional.
Very cool invention Carlos! Congrats on reaching your goal on
Nate | July 1, 2012Very cool invention Carlos! Congrats on reaching your goal on kickstarter. I hope schools start to use these.
Glad you liked it!
Nate | July 1, 2012Glad you liked it!