This clever piece of furniture, called a tensegrity table, uses a simple physics trick to keep it in place. | Insider Design

5.7M views · 6.5K reactions | A lego brick structure modeling the design principle of tensegrity, which describes when opposing elements create an internal prestress that stabilizes an entire structure.⛓️易 [: @world_of_engineering | Instagram] | Xometry | Facebook

Magnetic Tensegrity Table https://www.physicsfunshop.com/search?keywords=tensegrity This CNC machined tensegrity sculpture replaces the center tension member (chain) with a pair of attracting neodymium magnets. Made from 6061 aluminum and nickel plated steel chain, the “Impossible Table” is the creation of Kevin Sayers of sphidget.com. Another fun configuration of the tensegrity concept, invented by Kenneth Snelson and made famous by the architect Buckminster Fuller in 1949. ➡️ Follow the link a