Lariat chain
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A Lariat chain is a chain that hangs off, and is spun by a wheel. It is often used as a science exhibit or a toy.
The original Lariat Chain was created in 1986 by Norman Tuck, as an Artist-in-Residence project at the Exploratorium
in San Francisco.
Lariat Chain was developed from an earlier Tuck piece entitled Chain Reaction (1984). Chain Reaction was hand cranked, and utilized a heavy chain attached by magnets onto an iron flywheel. As in Lariat Chain, Chain Reaction used a brush to affect the motion of the traveling chain.
Due to the non linear effects of transverse wave
s and the motion of the chain, odd patterns such as standing wave
s form.
The original Lariat Chain was created in 1986 by Norman Tuck, as an Artist-in-Residence project at the Exploratorium
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is a museum in San Francisco with over 475 participatory exhibits, all of them made onsite, that mix science and art. It also aims to promote museums as informal education centers....
in San Francisco.
Lariat Chain was developed from an earlier Tuck piece entitled Chain Reaction (1984). Chain Reaction was hand cranked, and utilized a heavy chain attached by magnets onto an iron flywheel. As in Lariat Chain, Chain Reaction used a brush to affect the motion of the traveling chain.
Due to the non linear effects of transverse wave
Transverse wave
A transverse wave is a moving wave that consists of oscillations occurring perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer...
s and the motion of the chain, odd patterns such as standing wave
Standing wave
In physics, a standing wave – also known as a stationary wave – is a wave that remains in a constant position.This phenomenon can occur because the medium is moving in the opposite direction to the wave, or it can arise in a stationary medium as a result of interference between two waves traveling...
s form.
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYrbPXym7WU
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DVn06r8FUs
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRkI4qOWB7A
- Coilgun info: Lariat Chain Introduction
- Kinetic Chain sculpture built from a bicycle
- YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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