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Now that I've got your attention, I need some advice from people who know something about architecture. I have to build a little wooden tower that supports weight (max about 33 pounds). Basically, the base necks in for 15 cm and then the rest of the tower has to fit through an 8 cm hole. http://www.soinc.org/events/towers/i...P1010059c1.jpg One weight is put on the top, and then a string goes down through the middle and holds up all the other weights. What is the best design for load-bearing? One more thing: http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/...dot-bikini.jpg So it's not a total waste |
I respect this man.
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I cant really help. Doubt you'll get much.
If that's your tower, i dont think it could hold that much man, try to like make the bottom more sturdy and things like that. Or superglue? |
I think the bottom could be stronger.
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Use steel
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Phf. You pussy. Just make a to scale replicate of this.
http://tigger.cc.uic.edu/~rcjaffe/tr...0Tower%202.jpg |
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Well, it wasn't easy.. but I did it. http://www.specializedbalsa.com/i/ph...ge/e_tower.jpg |
With balsa, no less!
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Lot's of triangles. If you have a lot of triangles then you should be fine. And that's all I remember from Tech. Oh wait...and our teacher managed to cut his thumb off.
"This is how you use a pen-knife kids...OH MY GOD!" He also crushed his fingers with a metal ruler...ah, fun days. :) So yeah, lot's of triangles. |
I say make it an H... You just get all the weight in the center and have 2 support towers on the sides of it.
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An A would be better. With a H the middle beam could buckle and fold in two, dragging the rest of the H with it. With an A however, it the bottom is fixed to something, and is strong enough the middle beam can't buckle and fold in two as the slanting sides won't let it.
Triangles again. |
Your all failing to realize:
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damn that chick was hot- sorry- the towers that were bulit were good too
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Cross design where they all eventually loop backwards.
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Yay, toothpicks kick ass.
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Here's the final result, if anyone cares.
http://www.picaroni.com/images/xenntower.jpg Hand crafted from sticks n' glue And deoderant for scale! |
If I were Godzilla I would stomp that for looking so retarded.
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That's a nice tower. Well crafted too.
Good luck with it! |
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