Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #10711
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bob Shannon bshannon@tiac.net
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:47:40 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Dizzy Symet
Add small springs!!
take a look at my spring suspended symets at:
http://www.the-nest.com/bshannon
Take a look at Chaos for some ideas.
BUDSCOTT@aol.com wrote:
> i've got a little bitty symet (bout 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 in.) made with four fold
> rotation symmetry. it's got four nice sides to skid on, but it seems to go in
> really tight circles, i know that symets are kinda supposed to do that, but
> is there a way to make the circles bigger than a 2 in. diameter? its nice not
> having to worry about it falling of my desk, but it isn't very interesting to
> watch if the circles stay this tight, the only thing that makes it travel
> away from its circle is from intervention from me or other robots. any
> suggestions?
>
> -Spencer
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