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What is the floating table called?
Tensegrity Table
Sometimes it's called a floating table or an impossible table. It's real name is a Tensegrity Table and it's the coolest thing ever. All of its supports are under pressure giving it its unique name.
How do those floating tables work?
For instance, in the floating table example, the two pieces of plastic that make up the base and top contain a crane-like structure. These structures are held together through the tension of the middle string. The three strings added to each corner of the base and top sections are there to add stability.
What is the principle of tensegrity?
Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural principle based on a system of isolated components under compression inside a network of continuous tension, and arranged in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other while the prestressed tensioned ...
What is the world's largest tensegrity structure?
The bridge connects Kurilpa Point in South Brisbane to Tank Street in the Brisbane CBD. Baulderstone Queensland Pty Ltd constructed the bridge and the company's design team included Cox Rayner Architects and Arup Engineers. Kurilpa Bridge is currently the world's largest tensegrity bridge.
