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40.5: Abstract Tree Sequel – Winners Announced
1st Place: Mathnetism Simply titled Tree by Magnetism, and referred to by us as Tree of Reflective Wavy Foliage. “The main subunit for this design is a dodecagon [sheet] wrapped around a core. These...
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41: Super Smash Sculptures
Everything not saved will be lost. – Nintendo “Quit Screen” message The July 2014 contest is to create a 3D Sculpture of a character from Super Smash Bros Melee using a maximum of 1728 magnet spheres...
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41.5: Super Smash Contestants – Winner Announced
Difficult contest with relatively few submissions, but all were remarkable. 1st Place: Ffrangconator – $100 A colorful Link, formed to recognizable shape, with a few wonderful backgrounds. This scene...
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42: Wanted: Non-Circular Planetary Gear Set
Wanted: A non-circular Epicyclic gear system, with at least 3 planetary gears. Bounty: ($200 + $50 * Months After September 2014) Zen Credits. Fig 1. Wooden Non-Circular Planetary Gear Set This is not...
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42.5: Non-Circular Planetary Gear Created
Mathnetism Has Succeeded.. .. in designing a planetary gear set, with non-circular planet gears, using only magnet spheres. This was an expert build, of a genius design. $300 Zen Awarded. Here’s his...
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43: Castle Construction
A man’s home may seem to be his castle on the outside; inside is more often his nursery. -Clare Boothe Luce The January 2015 contest (#43) is to make a castle or fortress with any number of Zen...
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43.5: Castle Submissions – Winners Announced
1st Place: Mathnetism Fancifully proportioned castle, with stylistically coherent build pattern. The close packed parallel lattice pattern is found on nearly every surface, yet details are distinct and...
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44: Hex Sheet Origami
This contest stretches your imagination more than magnet technique. Magnet origami is often experimentation first, and object pareidolia second. Instead of trying to create with the intent of...
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44.5: Single Set Origami – Winners Announced + Contest Hibernation
Many wonderful submissions for contest 44, the single set origami challenge. Bit first, an announcement: Contest & Gallery Hibernation Begins This is the last contest we’ll be holding in the near...
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55: Contests Reawaken [Correct Guess Found]
[Edit: The correct guess of 4740 was found on 7/2/2018 via Facebook.com/Neoballs] Geometry Guesswork Holy guacamole, this place has gotten dusty. Untouched since April 2015. We’ll work on sprucing up...
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56: Wanted – Cubic Figure-eight Knot
[6/29/18 Edit: The challenge has been accomplished. Announcement soon.] Wanted: A rotationally symmetrical Figure-eight knot with Face Centered Cubic lattice construction. Bounty: $200 + $50 * Months...
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56.5: Cubic Figure-eight Knot Created
Not only was the explicitly defined goal accomplished, just a day after the challenge was announced, but we had 3 successful entries entered within a 24 hour period. First was Mathnetism himself,...
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59: Popsicle Stick Balancing Act
It is your work to clear away the mass of encumbering material of thoughts, so that you may bring into plain view the precious thing at the center of the mass. – Robert Collier The October 2018 contest...
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“Nothing is lost. . .Everything is transformed.” ― Michael Ende, The Neverending Story $250 First Place The November 2018 Zen Magnets contest is to capture footage of a magnetic mechanical...
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62: Gallery Revue 1000
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. -Albert Einstien Spotlight on the Origins. The December 2019 contest is to nominate 3 photos...
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63: 9-Triangle Subunit II
There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres. – Pythagoras The January 2019 contest is to create a sculpture using only 9-Triangle subunits. A maximum...
View Article65: Wanted – Homopolar Motor
Wanted: A simple direct current motor made from just magnet spheres kissing a battery sitting on a surface. A homopolar motor is a type of electric motor, specifically one that uses direct current to...
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67: Levitation Feature
“See! Levitation is easy if we all just keep our heads on the ground.”-Anthony T. Hincks The May 2019 contest is to create a sculpture with a levitating feature out of a maximum of 1728 Zen Magnets....
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69: Zen Apollo 11 Lander
That’s one small step for man, a giant leap for mankind. – Neil Armstrong The scope of the July 2019 contest is very narrow: imitate the structure of the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander, with only Zen Magnets,...
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71: Separate Triple 72s
The contest for September 2019 is to photograph three builds, each 72 Zen Magnets, in one photo. You’ll need exactly 216 Zen Magnets, and no more. As much as constructions that are grand and heavy are...
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