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tl;dr: It is called a hyperboloid shape and is very strong compared to other curved surfaces because it can be built or supported by straight beams. http://en.w
by martinkallstrom 14y ago
tl;dr: It is called a hyperboloid shape and is very strong compared to other curved surfaces because it can be built or supported by straight beams. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperboloid_structure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperboloid_structure
- Retric 14y agoThey are also surprisingly closely related to Tipi's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipi
- jules 14y agoHyperboloids can be made from straight tilted lines: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Ruled_hyperboloid.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Ruled_hyp... So tipi's are hyperboloids with a small inner cross section.
- crusso 14y agoPhew, thanks. I'm normally not a tl;drer, but that page seemed to go on and on... and at a glance I didn't see great visual clues on where I could skim and learn the answer. Truth be told, I only clicked on the link in the first place because the domain name is "howtospotapsychopath.com".