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Very cool! I'd like to see one of these made into a permanent sculpture, where the battery is removed and energy is provided via the contact plate itself.
by kibwen 3y ago
Very cool! I'd like to see one of these made into a permanent sculpture, where the battery is removed and energy is provided via the contact plate itself.
- neom 3y agoWe need to get the guy who made this one and Tony Rosenthal together, unfortunately, however, Tony is dead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Rosenthal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Rosenthal
- crazygringo 3y agoThat Alamo sculpture was the first thing I thought of! Fun fact: it spins, even though that was never intended. [1] Making a public sculpture size version seems really cool on the one hand. On the other hand, it seems incredibly dangerous if it could crush someone to death if the power or electronics failed... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamo_(sculpture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamo_(sculpture)
- crazygringo 3y agoI'm sure this is a dumb question because I never studied electrical engineering, but can you supply power with just a single point of contact? Rather than the two contacts/wires that wall plugs and batteries have? (And is a contact plate even safe?) Or would wireless power be the way to go, the same way we charge our phones these days? Could you fit a large enough coil close enough in the tip?