0EPII1 All American 42541 Posts user info edit post |
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/07/the-levitation-.html (lots of reader comments)
Product page:
http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?sort_by=1&portfolio_id=346422&individual_id=132005
(2 pics) 7/26/2007 10:11:46 PM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
I'd be willing to bet it's not a motorized gyroscope or some of the more outlandish suggestions on there. 7/26/2007 10:18:13 PM |
drtaylor All American 1969 Posts user info edit post |
the leg weighs four tons and the top is plastic? 7/26/2007 10:21:38 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42541 Posts user info edit post |
7/26/2007 10:22:51 PM |
David0603 All American 12764 Posts user info edit post |
magnets? 7/26/2007 10:31:24 PM |
OmarBadu zidik 25071 Posts user info edit post |
if the leg can be moved then it's either magnets or weight - if it can't be moved once the location is selected then it's heavy and bolted in 7/26/2007 10:43:02 PM |
Mindstorm All American 15858 Posts user info edit post |
Strong magnets, steel leg, thickish glass surface. Maybe he sealed it so the magnetic field from the table won't cause too much interference with, say, your pacemaker if you walk by.
That'd be nice of him. 7/26/2007 11:00:16 PM |
Chief All American 3402 Posts user info edit post |
I'd still prefer the giant magnet bed that has to be tethered down with the steel wires 7/26/2007 11:03:46 PM |
Mindstorm All American 15858 Posts user info edit post |
^ Imagine the prank of severing some of those wires while someone was on it... Well, actually.... Somebody would probably die. 7/26/2007 11:31:25 PM |
Fry The Stubby 7784 Posts user info edit post |
the bed deal seemed kinna pointless to me since u have to have the wires :-/ 7/27/2007 12:26:34 AM |
Noen All American 31346 Posts user info edit post |
1) That's not real, it's a vray render.
2) I doubt it would hold up someone's body weight.
3) It's very likely just a heavy ass leg and a plastic top. There've been similar designs that can hold a hundred pounds or so 7/27/2007 2:33:33 AM |
philihp All American 8349 Posts user info edit post |
the table is the size of a credit card. 7/27/2007 9:59:01 AM |
kiljadn All American 44690 Posts user info edit post |
Magic.
And AIDS. 7/27/2007 12:04:12 PM |