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...also, I wonder if you could slide something all the way around.
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𝜯𝐞𝐑 𝜝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐀𝐒 lemmy.world TehBamski@lemmy.world
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Optional lemmy.world homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
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Stunt Cycle Ahoy!

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mrmisses lemmy.world mrmisses@lemmy.world
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I bet I could whip a basketball around that bad boy. -14yr old me

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Vespair lemmy.zip Vespair@lemmy.zip
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IRL Tony Hawk stage if ever I saw one

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ALoafOfBread lemmy.ml ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml
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This anti-homeless architecture has really gotten out of hand

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
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No. Without sides to guide the ball, it would shoot off almost straight up, instead of turning. The banking isn't enough to overcome the inertia of a ball going fast enough to make the loop.

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Themosthighstrange lemmy.world Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world
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Obi sopuli.xyz Obi@sopuli.xyz
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IRL Tony Hawk stage if ever I saw one

I think it's a bit tight to work a skate ramp even if you built an access ramp matched with the table to have sufficient speed, it just seems too small of a curve.

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sudoMakeUser sh.itjust.works sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works
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I think it's a bit tight to work a skate ramp even if you built an access ramp matched with the table to have sufficient speed, it just seems too small of a curve.

It would work with Tony Hawk game physics. They're not exactly the type of games that go for realism.

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GregorGizeh lemmy.zip GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
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I think it's a bit tight to work a skate ramp even if you built an access ramp matched with the table to have sufficient speed, it just seems too small of a curve.

Actually, here you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLC1V22Y7iY&t=1

Thanks for making me think of an old teenage memory, watching these guys do stupid (and funny) shit on mtv

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unknownuserunknownlocation kbin.earth unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth
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No. Without sides to guide the ball, it would shoot off almost straight up, instead of turning. The banking isn't enough to overcome the inertia of a ball going fast enough to make the loop.

Depends on where you launch it from. If you launch it from the end, that would happen. But if you were to launch it from the beginning of the loop you could give it the proper inertia for it to be able to go through the loop.

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AnUnusualRelic lemmy.world AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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No. Without sides to guide the ball, it would shoot off almost straight up, instead of turning. The banking isn't enough to overcome the inertia of a ball going fast enough to make the loop.

What if you rotated the ball at the same time?

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Madison420 lemmy.world Madison420@lemmy.world
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No. Without sides to guide the ball, it would shoot off almost straight up, instead of turning. The banking isn't enough to overcome the inertia of a ball going fast enough to make the loop.

It doesn't need to turn, it's a continuous angle if you unfurl it so if you got the angle and speed right it should stay centered and travel the loop.

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ohshit604 lemmy.halstead.host ohshit604@lemmy.halstead.host
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I bet I could whip a basketball around that bad boy. -14yr old me

Slams hand on the underside of the table on the first attempt.

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VicksVaporBBQrub Moderator VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-08
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What if you rotated the ball at the same time?

Knuckleball βšΎπŸ’¨

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VicksVaporBBQrub Moderator VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works
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Well I'll be a monkey's uncle. This one is real. Artist Michael Beitz is known for creating loopy, twisty, or reality-defying tables. This piece was a "rollercoaster picnic table" made for the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Wisconsin.

https://dornob.com/loopy-roller-coaster-ramp-connects-pair-of-picnic-tables/

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=fpas&q=Michael+Beitz+picnic+tables&ia=images&iax=images

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lengau midwest.social lengau@midwest.social
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This anti-homeless architecture has really gotten out of hand

I get the joke, but for once I actually think this might be more comfortable to sleep on. Got a little upward tilt for the head so you can use less stuff as your pillow.

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MalReynolds piefed.social MalReynolds@piefed.social
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Well I'll be a monkey's uncle. This one is real. Artist Michael Beitz is known for creating loopy, twisty, or reality-defying tables. This piece was a "rollercoaster picnic table" made for the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Wisconsin. https://dornob.com/loopy-roller-coaster-ramp-connects-pair-of-picnic-tables/ https://duckduckgo.com/?t=fpas&q=Michael+Beitz+picnic+tables&ia=images...

Thanks, I was hoping it was :). Fuck this timeline where the default is doubting reality.

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MalReynolds piefed.social MalReynolds@piefed.social
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Depends on where you launch it from. If you launch it from the end, that would happen. But if you were to launch it from the beginning of the loop you could give it the proper inertia for it to be able to go through the loop.

And wouldn't it be great fun getting it right. Could so spend an afternoon playing.

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SuperEars lemmy.world SuperEars@lemmy.world
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I see Gumby strutting

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