http://www.metafilter.com/tags/gomboc/rss tag posts with gomboc Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:02:35 -0800 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:02:35 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/67307/Gampoumlmbampoumlc The <a href="http://www.gomboc.eu/gomboc_english.html">G&#0246;mb&#0246;c</a> is the first known convex, homogeneous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gomboc2.jpg">shape</a> having just one stable and one unstable point (i.e. altogether two points) of equilibrium. A little like some turtles' shells (or <a href="http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/weebleindex.shtml">weebles</a>), it's <a href="http://www.gomboc.eu/100.pdf">self-righting</a>, but for purely geometric reasons. You can have your very own personal G&#0246;mb&#0246;c -- for a price. Made in a limited series, numbered 001-2007, the models (manufactured to 0.01mm precision) are variably priced. G&#0246;mb&#0246;c "X" sells for EUR (900 + 200 000/X). tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.67307 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:02:35 -0800 geometry gomboc vladimirarnold stability mono-monostatic gleuschk