12 Next Level Science Desk Toys/Gadgets!
12 Next Level Science Desk Toys/Gadgets!
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I get asked often: “Where did you get all this stuff?” My goal is to share the real magic of science and physics- and to this end I will update here (and in my store) suggestions on where to get some of these toys, kinetic art pieces, and scientific curiosities for yourself.
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This video contains :
0:03 The HoverPen: A sleek writing pen trapped against gravity- at an elegant angle- by a magnetic field via precision engineered placement of neodymium magnets in the base. Get this 2D magnetic trap from @thehoverpen on KickStarter now.
0:39 Vsauce Mirror Anamorphosis: the warped printed image is restored only with a mirror in the form of cylinder- when placed carefully in the center of the image, Kevin, Michael, and Jake appear in their true form.
1:25 Mirror Anamorphosis: this vintage card from 1984 contains a cylindrical mirror anamorphic image. Lady Liberty is revealed by bending the flexible Mylar mirror in to a half cylinder. The math describing this mapping is quite complex and was given in detail in a physics journal in 2000.
2:01 Fog Globe: an ideal souvenir for a San Francisco winter- snow is very rare (1976 recoded one inch downtown) but prolonged fog marks the winter season. The “fog” in this globe consists of small glitter particles of uniform density that can be agitated into temporary suspension and then allowed to settle on the bottom giving the impression of dissipating fog.
2:44 Novatrope: this electro-kinetic sculpture uses strobing LEDs to animate a fractal inspired spiral geometry- similar to a 3D zoetrope. Each Novatrope comes with multiple 3D printed translucent sculptures, each based on phyllotactic spirals such as the well known Fibonacci curve, each producing its own interesting shape and perceived motion- as seen in this compilation.
3:35 Equilibrium Puzzle Mobile: delicate balance and correct assemble sequence is the key. My favorite puzzles are the ones that involve physics in the solution.
3:55 Equilateral Triangular Kaleidoscope: three mirrors arranged in a 60-60-60 degree triangle creates the appearance of a plane filled with triangles (or equivalently a honeycomb lattice)- perhaps the most common mirror configuration design, this inexpensive kaleidoscope produces an excellent example of the reflection pattern. As a bonus the exterior tube on this scope incorporates a kinetic Moirè pattern.
4:41 Polarized Light Cell Kaleidoscope: the amazing colors you see from the object cell of this 3 mirror kaleidoscope are generated by manipulating the polarization of light- the object in the clear wand is a strip of clear cellophane in oil which has the property of optical rotation. This property allows for an incredible range of color formation when placed between two linear polarization filters. A creation of kaleidoscope artist Ron Kuhns.
5:59 Tensegrity Table: A wonderful three string version of the suspension equilibrium table. The LUNA tensegrity stand is 3D printed and then painted by hand, with designer Anthony Yap incorporating a celestial moon phase motif to nice effect, and clear nylon fishing line for an almost invisible means of support.
6:30 Tapered Mirrors Kaleidoscope: the design of this teleidoscope uses three mirrors to create an image of a geodesic sphere. A blue laser pointer reveals some of the complexity of the repeated reflections. Three mirrors in an equilateral triangle configuration will produce a plane of tiled triangles, but if they are tapered the repeated reflections curve to infinity creating the sphere.
7:06 Chorus Line Kaleidoscope
7:44 Computational Caustic Projection
8:56 BONUS CLIPS
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T
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is a symmetrical word
TOMATO is spelled with all symmetrical letters while GREEN is spelled with all asymmetrical letters.
Well I think that TOMATO is the same even if you flip it is it not?
Какой то бред.
Первый раз калейдоскоп увидел???
GREEN mirror image look affected while TOMATO mirror image is same as OTAMOT in horrintal and same as TOMATO in vertical so it looks unaffected eg: TOYOTA
I like the idea of fooling people by comparing the mirror image of a an asymetricly lettered word with a symetricaly lettered one.
Psych!
for the brain teaser it is because in the word tomato all the letters are symmetrical
TOMATO is symmetric about y-axis, it’s also flipped but doesn’t look like
"TOMATO" has bilateral symmetry so does not appear to change.
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6:12 hmmm… WAIT…. CHEATING?!
Flip of tomato is same 🤗
The letters in tomato are symmetrical where as they are not in green….so even though you can’t tell, they both flip
These are awesome
All the letters in TOMATO are symmetrical.
😲 wow
Aks for
Where can we buy these toys?
tomato was d same
Agar ham TOMATO ko flip kare ge to bhi wo TOMATO hi rahe ga isiliye Tomato flip karne par bhi vaisa hi dikh raha tha
Hello everyone 🙂
Where are you from 🌍?
All of the letters in the word TOMATO are symmetrical so they look the same as a reflection.
The colour does not matter but 180° flipping of TOMATO will be TOMATO only. This is the reason words appear flipped on buses in front because it’s 180° flip for us being in front there’s nothing wrong done by the mirrors. A person coming from North if has to turn right means he wants to go towards West and if he would have been travelling from South then he definitely wants to go towards East.
Tomato also flipped
But letters in "tomato" is double side letter .
This video was great! My favorite was the table supported by suspension. Almost like the three strings were holding it up!
As for the puzzle at the end, I think it has to do with symmetry. The word “tomato” had reflexive symmetry on a vertical axis, whereas the word “green” does not. In a way, it’s like the word tomato was its own palindrome in a vertical sense. The color of the two words was pointless.
4:18 In my childhood there was such a toy when I lived in the USSR in the 80s)
I’m from Russia
Each letter in TOMATO are symmetrical
https://youtu.be/_7f08Kpc3-A 👈
8:45 because letters in tomato are symmatrical
TOMATO was symmetrical the whole time
😲😲😲
Anamorphose cylindrique. Je crois que le premier exemple de ce procédé sur une pochette de disque, c’est ”No earthly connection” de Rick Wakeman, (en 1974?)
Where does it jump???
GREEN is asymmetrical while the word TOMATO is symmetical
all the letter in TOMATO are visually identical in reflection where as the letter in GREEN are not.
Nice
Tomato is also flipped
Well. T,O,M,A(,T,O) are letters with a vertical symmetry axis, whereas the letters G,R,E(,E),N have no vertical symmetry axis.
I think that TOMATO is actually flipped as well however it is symmetrical when in all caps and vertical so you cant tell
Unsubscribe you just because you repeat same stuff all the time.
as for the quiz, it’s not even a trick with physics, it’s with letters. The letters in TOMATO are all symmetrical, and none of the ones in GREEN are.
Its shape of the letters…. nothing with color or light..
Hey could anyone reply with a link to where I could buy the kaleidoscope (the time it appears in the video is 6:30)?
Tomato is also flip… But every spelling in tomato is symmetrical 😌😉
tomato if flipped backward still looks like tomato
More pointless garbage for a dying planet.
That hoverpen… you got my money
all words written in TOMATO spell the same even when a mirror image is made
I like it very much
What about this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYb5OkV6_Yo