SPHERICON- AN EXTRAORDINARY GEOMETRY
Sphericons fall under a special category of geometrical figures that show some extraordinary wobbling motion when placed on a soft slope. It was created back in 1960s when an artist tried to carve a solid Mobius Strip out of a block of wood. Its surface properties are like that of a sphere but it can be made from a bicone, hence the name.
Later on different types of sphericons have been designed like the popular hexasphericon etc. I also went a step further to design a dodecasphericon. But whatever maybe the name or design, it has to follow the same fundamental property of single surface to be a spherion.
Another important aspect of a sphericon is its motion. On first look, one would assume that it has a chaotic motion. But, it is actually an ideal case of order in chaos. If observed carefully one can infer that despite of showing a chaotic and wobbling motion, it has a fixed trajectory which can be calculated in advance with a knowledge of its dimensions.
There isn't much practical uses of sphericons at present other than fascinating peoples, but with proper research and study it has the potential become an useful mechanial structure in the future. Here are some sphericons which I designed and 3D printed using my Creality Ender-3 and they came out quite nice.
Later on different types of sphericons have been designed like the popular hexasphericon etc. I also went a step further to design a dodecasphericon. But whatever maybe the name or design, it has to follow the same fundamental property of single surface to be a spherion.
Another important aspect of a sphericon is its motion. On first look, one would assume that it has a chaotic motion. But, it is actually an ideal case of order in chaos. If observed carefully one can infer that despite of showing a chaotic and wobbling motion, it has a fixed trajectory which can be calculated in advance with a knowledge of its dimensions.
There isn't much practical uses of sphericons at present other than fascinating peoples, but with proper research and study it has the potential become an useful mechanial structure in the future. Here are some sphericons which I designed and 3D printed using my Creality Ender-3 and they came out quite nice.
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