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| Nested rainbow Slinky torus |
This morning we took three different-sized Slinky's and stacked them.
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| Sorry this is sideways--can't get the darned picture to stay flipped! |
Then we pushed the top two Slinky's down into the large rainbow-colored Slinky. Voila! Triple nested Slinky torus!
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| Nested Slinky torus sculpture by Cyd and Gary Ropp |
Here's a very cool one-minute video that shows all three Slinky's.
You would think that the Slinky toruses would have a difficult time nesting into each other, but the opposite is the case. It threaded itself perfectly as it clicked easily into place. You try it!
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| Three nested slinky's from the top. |
I love it!! It does sound easier to make than I thought it would be. I'll have to try it sometime. :-)
ReplyDeleteNested slinkies are a good example of a fractal torus!
ReplyDeleteOkay. Here's another cool thing. I just picked up the nested tori and the small ones dropped right through the rainbow slinky. Very cool how these slinkys pass through each other without interference. I'd expect the small ones to get caught up in the larger slinky's wires. Also, the smallest slinky passed through the middle-sized slinky without interference as well, so it's a phenomenon not associated with a particular ratio.
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