In my algebra class there is a thing for extra credit (and i really need it)...It has 2 plastic squares that are clear at the 2 ends, connected by 4 plastic clear bars at each corner. In the middle it has string weaved in what looks like 2 cones conected by their tops. Do you know what it is?
2007-01-12 06:10:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Sounds like you are describing "String Art" which in 2d is a Bezier Curve and in 3D forms a Bezier Surface. (see link).
2007-01-12 13:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by MarkG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw something like this a long time ago. I don't remember its function, but drops of oil were slowly dripping down along the strings from a reservoir above into one below. The whole thing was lit by coloured lights. A part of a decorative light fixture?
2007-01-13 16:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by thvannus@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it represents sections of a cone: circle, ellipse, hyperbola, parabola.
2007-01-12 14:18:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sand clock??
i donnt know the exact name but it guess it is the ancient clock using sand to calculate time
2007-01-12 15:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by HuMaN being 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From your description, it sounds like it might be a helix.
2007-01-12 14:15:08 · answer #5 · answered by The answer guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might be a model of hyperboloid surface.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperboloid
2007-01-12 14:14:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋