Posted by MrTim (205.188.208.10) on February 13, 2003 at 22:02:55:
In Reply to: An observation on Wheels and circles posted by Jeff on February 13, 2003 at 20:22:08:
Been there (sort of...)
I've tried this in some of my experiments. The main problem with hanging weights down and attaching connecting strips to link them is that the strips will interfere with the pivot points. To do something like this requires a 'hollow' pivot (these are not fun to build...) so that the strip can move through freely.
example: (edge-on to wheel)
"a__ __a"
"a | | a"
" | | "
" w|-s-|w "
" | "
" | "