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Tensegrity (or tensional integrity, or floating compression) is really counterintuitive. These bizarre structures can be explained quite nicely with a 2D version (you know I love to explain things with a 2D versions!).
I found out after uploading that the Lego model is the creation of a YouTuber! Check out their channel: / jkbrickworksvideo
Previous videos where I explain something by making a 2D version:
Heron's fountain: • A 2D Heron's Fountain Behaves Weirdly
Pythagorean syphon: • The Pythagorean Siphon Inside Your Wa...
The entropy video featuring the stirling engine: • A better description of entropy
The video featuring the rope tower: • 5 Interesting Things
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