Science Wacky — 02 March 2008

Gumboc Self Righting Rock
By now you’re probably wondering why the hell am I featuring a rock on GR. The answer is quite simple in fact. This ain’t a rock. Nope, it’s an object crafted from man – two men to be exact and 1000 of hours of painstaking work. The Gomboc is in fact a ‘self righting object’. No matter what side the Gomboc is placed on it will always ‘right itself’. 10 years of work and many a awards later, Gabor Domokos and Peter Varkonyi of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics finally have vindication.

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Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."

  • http://www.magicbudapest.com Olga Mayers

    Can you please provide more information on this?