Tensegrity Table Explained

Tensegrity Table will amaze you how only strings in tension can support a table top. This video will explain the mechanics and physics behind the stability of this table. The use of compression and tension components along with clever mechanical configuration is shown and discussed.

[@XenonForce]

Imagine if he revealed at the end he was really explaining how a tensegrity table works, on top of a tensegrity table

[@jl-fy3zj]

Ten-ception-tegrity table

[@idiotidiot5821]

With a big lil Mickey underneath it lol

[@oggydoggy8541]

haha

[@LegioXIII-SPQR]

"Yo dawg, I heard you like tensegrity..."

[@dvhh]

I was somehow expecting that

[@wianbason2984]

might not be as high quality as the other video but at least you explain whats going on with words

[@alanrose5959]

It is not a terribly complicated contraption

[@zentofroez]

Yeah seriously, clusters of pages on how to make, barley any on how they WORK.

[@marquisethomas5611]

Low quality? Do you not see the fireplace

[@kavorka8855]

it's not explained correctly, there is no compression, there's tension and shifting if "centre of gravity edited: also, the explanation doesn't need so much words

[@alexflores4458]

@Felix yes but it's always nice to hear the proper words to describe things, in the other videos I saw, they never say what tensegritiy means, also this is only 3 min long, compared to the 15 min on other videos with more craftsmanship focus, I guess there is a reason why you clicked in this video.

[@Kingpinn02]

Being an elementary teacher, it was incredibly satisfying to finally find a video that explains the concept well enough for all ages since literally every other video is almost incomprehensible to a young mind.

[@kabirrao3810]

This guy has so much passion for physics. He deserves more views

[@RojPoj]

This is one of the few things that made me feel like some caveman looking at a moderately complicated thing. I love stuff that challenges my perception and expectations.

[@Floralsickness]

Before this video: Spaceship? - Rockets. Car? -Wheels & engine. Tensegrity Table? WTFF WHAT HOW?? Kinda still feel the same after the video.

[@lklk5073]

You're a legend. Easy to understand and highly interesting

[@jaketownsend3387]

I dunno, this guy sounds like an actual Wizard to me.

[@aestherielle1524]

Well hes already got that short hair silvery dumbledore look

[@MyBelgianAzzy]

Thank you! You did a great job of explaining the mechanism of action, and you bright personality made me want more videos from you. Thank you for sharing your time and wisdom.

[@evelynu3550]

Thanks for this! This definitely makes it easier to wrap my mind around what’s happening.

[@thenextoneisreallylong8587]

This is probably the best video explaining this topic, thanks a lot!

[@princesalazar7067]

thank you for this explanation, im here cause of a instagram video and for some odd reason i felt i was close to understanding it but this explanation helped a lot thank you, enjoy the vid everyone else who comes by after lol

[@326inminecraft]

I really love the minimalistic editing

[@darrenblockersr]

Minimalistic, love that word.

[@franc5148]

i've been watching a lot of tensegrity videos today. This video explains it quite well

[@christophe8723]

Bravo and thank you, despite a broad knowledge in both engineering and physics I am still amazed by it when I managed to understand something new. Many thanks.

[@dennissuding4452]

I almost gave up, but I finally got it by looking at the wires inside. Pretty cool trick Merle ol' Girl!

[@crustyoldfart]

This is a good explanation of how compression members and tensile members can be made to work together to produce a stable structure. The problem is though that it isn't fully stable, since the rectangular configuration permits considerable side sway which is unacceptable if the structure is to be a useful table instead of just a novelty. All that is necessary is to use the stability of tensile members arranged in triangles and all will be well.

[@Geert_Stradmeijer]

Thank you for helping the viewers search for videos like this one!

[@randikavishman3971]

Thanks! Nicely explained with simple props which we also can experiment with! Don't stop there, we need more content from you like this, keep up the good work! Cheers!

[@Karajorma]

NIce video. I liked that you explained the concept so quickly, most of the other videos I saw on the search were 10 minutes long or more.

[@stockholm1752]

“Okay, now I have a place to put my little mickey.” Childish, I know. Couldn’t resist. Cheers.

[@normanacree1635]

I want a place for my little Minnie.

[@nataliemoreira6594]

This guy is cool and i also want a space mickey now. The explanation was amazing aswell

[@malirabbit6228]

I was watching some video, saw yours in the recommendation, switched ,watched and subscribed !

[@ohno.6516]

That’s wicked, I was taught tension and compression in grade 4/5, but I would never have actually considered that these really basic principles could be to make something so cool.

[@johnmal801]

I like it. Great video. Never stop learning. It's good for you.

[@joey-dl8im]

i hope this guy’s channel becomes popular in the future, incredible job 👍👍

[@darrinronaleerowe3611]

This video made a lot easier to understand this so great video!

[@bartvansliedregt5482]

This was a great video! Thank you so much for this fun and simple explanation.

[@zeromailss]

Nice explanation grandpa! edit: Were you bored by the quarantine and decided to make an educational video? would love to see more of this kind of video from you

[@Catskittensmeow]

Thus guy is actually my uncle, and no I don’t think he was bored, he just wanted to educate :)

[@ali_new_world]

@@Catskittensmeow your uncle is a legend

[@Catskittensmeow]

Ali Mohanad thank you so much

[@malirabbit6228]

Grandpa/uncle, dude is way cool!

[@ausdoug974]

@@Catskittensmeow that was a very helpful video. Please thank your uncle for me for putting in the time to create it.

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

I’ve only watched one video…. But I’d die for this man!! 🤣💖👍

[@shivamrai6853]

So much potential in this channel to be among the top science channela like vsauce, Mr beast, mark rober, veritasium, etc... But a long way to go

[@OrlovKruskayev]

You sir are amazing. ❤️ Thank you for this simple and straight to the point video.

[@tenzinkalsang1371]

0:14 AT FIRST GLANCE I THOUGHT HE WAS ALSO PERFORMING MAGIC

[@twistedtoucan]

great example and easy to understand explanation. kudos!

[@lilwiederholen2460]

dude, i needed to see this explaining. THANK YOU

[@alexiordache4835]

Very interesting, i will one day make a tensegrity chair. Thank you, like and subscribed.

[@joshuayabut8944]

Such a great explanation. Thank you for this.

[@rextunde3870]

Awesome video! Nice campfire in the background too. 👌🏼

[@craigcolbourn8351]

Thank you! Great vid! Seems like the metal attached to the base is really supporting all the weight ( I think lol).

[@gavinhunnicutt9500]

This is a great video, thank you so much for explaining it

[@werojon]

I knew that, just seeing it... But I really like the phisycs explanations haha and it's a great video ✌🏻

[@daved3494]

Fascinating and very well explained.

[@CalebHopkins]

Best video explaining tensegrity I've seen! I understand it now 😅

[@istvanfrank9201]

I like your video Greeting from Hungary 😊

[@starmap]

Thank you for such a clear explanation

[@funbygum]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alexacdc1234]

Great explanation I might make one myself as a fun science project

[@yorganyog]

Nothing like having Einstein explaining this sorcererism. Now seriously, good teacher.

[@hasanasraf3717]

Thanks a lot.. It gives me ideas. Using these theory I will build the roof of my house .

[@Herbivor7]

You sir, have earned my thumbs up 👍

[@mrh0ck3y]

Greetings from Thornton. Thanks for the video

[@ariniardyanti2549]

Thankyou so much for helping me understand!!

[@jonathangilliam875]

I felt more clueless at the end than at the beginning of the video. What I really wanted to see is the whole process of fine tuning this witchraft to maintain stability.

[@miguelmouta5372]

Thanks for the explanation.

[@banana_pancake7171]

Great video.

[@DobbsyLondon]

Awww you're brilliant. Kind regards from an English Sapper.

[@chescalynn4411]

Thank you science wizard grandpa!!!!

[@wandren912]

Damn now I got that "aha" moment. now I see. so the top part has an extension that goes under the extention from the bottom so that the top part pulls the string down and keeps it in tention. the 4 strings in the corners are support

[@aldonozza6926]

Very helpful explanation!

[@ambie8608]

Thank you! I always wanted to know this! Also it was explained easily so thank you for that too!!

[@eduardolecea6703]

Thank you for Share!! I love Physics

[@sak-uf8sb]

Great explanation and demonstration!

[@thecopaceticlife]

Very well explained❤

[@EpicNatar]

Excellent video.

[@elysianfields84]

Enjoyed your video. Interesting science here

[@flailingweasel8541]

Whatever you say, magic man.

[@moisty254]

..and I'm now off to search KZbin for more of these

[@andreasheuvelman3439]

Thanks for the explanation jerry

[@crescent-863]

So what you are saying is the middle string is taking the force of the strings?

[@funbygum]

Yes, the center string is carrying the entire weight of the table top. Essentially it is a one legged table but the corner strings prevent the table top from tipping.

[@lewis8476]

Guess everyone is here after their daily dose of internet, no?

[@alexisb2070]

YES....

[@dragondriscoll14]

Its why I am here, yes.

[@davidlariviere8819]

yuppp 😂

[@KaliTakumi]

haha that thing confused the heck out of me

[@ryderjames887]

Yup

[@firewithfire]

Thanks, Jerry! 👍

[@zapoman]

Albert Einstein is alive 😳 Good explanations 👍

[@nelitary3369]

Amazing explanation, thank you = )

[@ibrayosef]

Thanks for that explanation.

[@d3strac00l]

Simple and easy to understand

[@davdio3582]

Really well explained! Tensegrity is quite a cool conecpt

[@crazysheep.studio]

Great, something actually interesting :)

[@SpazFrag]

Great Video!

[@pandamonium1037]

Thank you science wizard.

[@lucasbeltran6070]

Made it simple to understand thank you

[@freedapeeple4049]

I have no problem understanding how it works, but what I want to know is, does tensegrity work for any other configuration? I have been looking for quite some time and the only examples I can find are all the same configuration. Even in this example, even though he uses more strings, it is the same configuration. You can even see how one of the strings on the table isn't doing anything, just hanging there limp. You claim there are many configurations on the web, but I haven't seen any after searching for many hours.

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

Thank you. I call this interplay of two opposing actions Binal-Dynamics. Here, compression balances tension, and vice versa. Sidenote: This table is never actually stable. It’s fluctuating extremely rapidly between falling and recovery.

[@levialexander323]

अहं भवतः सम्पूर्णं कुटुम्बं हनिष्यामि। अहं जानामि यत् भवान् कुत्र निवसति!

[@dmitriyguzov]

so all the loading pressure comes to the middle string, right? As i understand, because of the middle string the weight of upper surface and all what is on it will be tensioning it.

[@funbygum]

Yes, the center string holds the entire weight of the top platform (tension). The wire attached to the top is hanging from the wire attached to the bottom by the center string.

[@sailaway3930]

Nice work

[@Hzven]

Thank you gramps, stay safe sir

[@Nyxira]

I appreciate the explanation!

[@lispet03]

This is fantastic

[@sarayiyi]

Please teach us more~ 🥺👍🏻

[@DoomedMadhouse]

I actually said "holy shit" when you released the table lol

[@11ELFs]

thanks for the awesome video!

[@edejamircosta]

Melhor explicação, IMPOSSÍVEL..........obrigado!

[@captainsteroid2454]

SORCERY! Someone call the inquisition! Nah, I'm just kidding. Great video, funbygum. :D

[@ricardorios403]

Amazing video

[@MattressFinancialLmtd]

Great video to come out on 04/20/2020.

[@zcubedphotographyindustrie8090]

Thanks! Wonderful Explaination.

[@funbygum]

You are welcome!

[@libbylandscape3560]

This is so cool! ❤

[@gilangputraperkasa4470]

Thanks for magic class sir

[@towshiferabbi8009]

entertaining and educational! thank you 🙌💗🙌

[@wezzard759]

Is it possible to handle a PC because its heavy and maybe you have to use mouse which cause a lot movement on table

[@thetruth156real3]

Essentially the ropes at the four corners are acting as guy ropes for stability,, take away the four ropes and the top would still stay in position,, although it would fall to one side because of lack of balance. A nice visual trick.

[@AMA88bomb]

Pretty slick!