X-Module Expanded
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term "space-filling" applies to such systems, for example,
as sugar cubes packed in a box or the closest packing of identical
spheres -- like oranges at the market. Space-filling three-dimensional
order offers the prospect of adding more and more like-objects in
all directions without end. The x-module too is capable of filling
space in all directions. Below are examples of how this most versatile
of tensegrity modules can be extended indefinitely. |
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 X-module corner is created by adding a third module. |
| SuperStar,
1960-2002 aluminum and stainless steel 19 x 23 x 19.75 in. 48 x 58.5 x 50 cm |
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