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		newguy1234 on Aug 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 42 Hours of Buckminster Fuller might be just the v... The tensegrity sphere is definitely an interesting idea for sure. I like the ideas that fuller presented overall because it really shows the essence of innovation - you must first see the vision in your head for it to become a reality. Then you determine if it is realistic to build and so on but it is all the same - you must see the vision.

new2628 on Aug 10, 2019 [–]

It also helps that as a famous person one can take credit for other people's vision.

In case of tensegrity in particular: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Snelson

tomcam on Aug 10, 2019 | [–]

It gets more interesting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlis_Johansons

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