IKEA - by Escher
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This radially expanding table will blow you away! (actually, it *is* pretty cool)
Its a " Fletcher Capstan Table ", and has a fairly long history, with the original one being patented by Robert Jupe in 1835. This particular version is designed for (very expensive!) yachts ...
QuaDror - Because a Truss can make Tables *and* Buildings
You know what a truss is, right? No, thats tress , as in Goldilocks. A truss , on the other hand, is basically a triangle, or a set of triangles, and is used in building out structures. Why triangles? Think of it this way - if you put together three sides to make a triangle, it doesn't matter how much you flex the triangle, the shape remains the same. Oh, you can break the triangle, but short of that, its stable. Put together four edges to make a rectangle, and you can mush it around and make it all rhomboid-y. You see where this is going, right? Make a structure out of triangles, and its pretty damn stable. Enter trusses . At this point, you're probably asking yourself - WTF? Why do I care about Trusses? I mean, I care , 'cos I live in a house which has trusses all around, but thats just about in the same way I care about the floor, y'know'what'i'mean? Enter QuaDror , a wacky structure designed by Dror Benshetrit. Its basicall...