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October 07, 2005
Bucky Fuller reading, Wire Wheel
I don't know if Fuller's writing is at all appealing. It was difficult to understand and his ideas were quite complicated compared to those of Stanislavski's.
One quote that did stand out is,
"... all these tension-vs-compression patterning relationships are completely reversible..."
I have to admit, I've never really observed wheels closely. But it is an amazing structure with so much energy in between each part. The way the strings are held together and how tension between the ends and the wheel frame complete the structure is quite scientific and rather surprising when closely observed. I think such structures should be implimented into architecture.
Posted by min at October 7, 2005 11:42 PM
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But is that true? Are they reversible? What if i applied force to the inside of a spoked wheel. Would it hold up? curious.
Posted by: alex at October 9, 2005 06:25 PM