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xkcd #3190: Tensegrity

Title text:

Some people argue that the tension and compression in the human skeleton is technically tensegrity, but it's missing the defining characteristic: making people say 'wtf, how is that thing floating?' when they see it.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3190/

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[–] ksigley@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

There really is an xkcd for everything.