World of goo in real life - share yours!

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World of goo in real life - share yours!J12/09/2008 - 12:52

compression and tension, that's what goo is all about isnt it? well i was bored of mugging found some real life examples of the concept...its an allegory to what goo structures would look like in 3D...

cool sculture
http://www.tensiondesigns.com/tensionalities.html

these 2 are of a 18m tall tower using that concept...kinda short compared to our leaderboard heh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elsekramer/sets/970963/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_pZ-m6Ppyg

horizontal transportation committee!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcR7U2tuNoY

heh...this really looks like goo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me5Zzm2TXh4


Last modified Tue, 12/09/2008 - 13:05 by J
Re: world of goo in real lifeElarcis12/09/2008 - 12:57

And the Atomium, he ?  ::)

Re: World of goo in real life - share yours!The Happy Friar12/09/2008 - 13:26

i'd say goo-like structures are really easy to find in the real world: they're very sturdy in design & starts from the molecule on up!  :D

Re: World of goo in real life - share yours!J12/11/2008 - 12:19

got bored studying for my test tomorrow...built this using chopsticks, superglue and rubberbands. the 2d plans are based on world of goo concepts...drew it out on that piece of paper in the background



works as a cd holder too!