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jbiscuit
10-10-2008, 08:57 AM
Deep thoughts...by Yellow Wagon
Shapes.
Lets pretend boys and girls that there is only 1 shape in our universe to contend with. No rhombus's's's. No rectangles. No parallelograms. One shape only to build everything we know around that. Think about it. If you choose square as the best, then there are no wheels for our cars...no pistons for our motors. No roofs for over our heads (triangle shape for those that aren't very smart).
What is the best shape: Circle, Square or Triangle. You must pick one and only one. Which shape has the most potential? If you chose circle, could we make computer keys round? TV screens round? Round cars?
Silver350
10-10-2008, 08:59 AM
Jason I think this Random friday one may be impossible
juicedimpss
10-10-2008, 09:02 AM
by circle,do you mean sphere?
jbiscuit
10-10-2008, 09:06 AM
by circle,do you mean sphere?
it could be a sphere, sure...or cylinder also. So long as the basic shape is a circle.
There are round houses on the corner of Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Golf Ave. in Racine :stare
Car Guy
10-10-2008, 09:08 AM
This thread.....
http://whatthecrap.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/dude.jpg
jbiscuit
10-10-2008, 09:10 AM
You could make a house out of a giant ball...no shingles. Round large door. Round windows. Cars could be round also. Round-motor even....think about old prop planes and those motors. The connecting rods in that motor could be a cylinder even. Ball bearings? DONE!
jbiscuit
10-10-2008, 09:12 AM
http://www.coastalhomeplans.com/planpics/Roundhouse_Roundhouse_1st.jpg
throw in a round couch and a round bed and you are set!
juicedimpss
10-10-2008, 09:13 AM
You could make a house out of a giant ball...no shingles. Round large door. Round windows. Cars could be round also. Round-motor even....think about old prop planes and those motors. The connecting rods in that motor could be a cylinder even. Ball bearings? DONE!
might be tough to fly a plane with round propeller blades
jbiscuit
10-10-2008, 09:16 AM
might be tough to fly a plane with round propeller blades
good call. Might be a way to take a circular shape though and pitch it enough to make it fly. Make Amelia Earhart fly that shit across the Atlantic :rolf
kornholio788
10-10-2008, 09:18 AM
Square. Obviously without circles we are still fucked. But anything we NEED can be built with squares. You can make a triangle with squares. So it is a 2 for one special. Plus if you have square plywood you can bend it to get round shapes ;)
jbiscuit
10-10-2008, 09:20 AM
Square. Obviously without circles we are still fucked. But anything we NEED can be built with squares. You can make a triangle with squares. So it is a 2 for one special. Plus if you have square plywood you can bend it to get round shapes ;)
A HA! Good work!!! I was hoping someone would catch on to the thought behind this...You are right. With a square we have a LOT of possibilities for sure.
Crawlin
10-10-2008, 09:44 AM
Triangle - because it represents the strongest shape (in engineering standards)
jbiscuit
10-10-2008, 09:45 AM
Triangle - because it represents the strongest shape (in engineering standards)
You get the extra credit for this assignment! :thumbsup Well done
sakisteve
10-10-2008, 09:56 AM
If there is a single most important shape in engineering, it is the triangle. Unlike a rectangle, a triangle cannot be deformed without changing the length of one of its sides or breaking one of its joints. In fact, one of the simplest ways to strengthen a rectangle is to add supports that form triangles at the rectangle's corners or across its diagonal length. A single support between two diagonal corners greatly strengthens a rectangle by turning it into two triangles
Anything can be made out of triangles, Even Circles ( Well pretty close, much closer then a Square).
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/eps-gif/TrianglesInCircles_900.gif
Remember to you can change the angles of a triangle and it is still a triangle. In the engineering world triangles are considered to be the most important shape. As they are the strongest. Why do you think ducati build trellis frames
Note how the Frame is strengthened by TRIANGLES.
http://www.indiaon2wheels.com/pics/ducati-1098-r-chassis.jpg
I Say TRIANGLES are the most important. Damn beat me to my answer.
Crawlin
10-10-2008, 10:00 AM
I only know that because when my dad was at Penn State, he was part of the Triangle Fraternity, which is all the engineers, architects, etc... And that's why it's the triangle fraternity, because of what represented :)
and i didnt need to do internet search for it ;) j/k
sakisteve
10-10-2008, 10:05 AM
I went to school for Mechanical Design and Engineering. MSOE and U of MN, i knew the answer i just wanted to explain it better. Really the choice for the triangle comes down to Energy transfer and kinematics. But it was fun, something to do at a boring day at work.
Crawlin
10-10-2008, 11:08 AM
i figured. that's why i put the smiley face there :)
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