8/1/2006: Formula 1 racecar, suspended

Undertoad · 08-01-2006, 12:18 PM

Another xoB contribution today, thanks xoB!

View Suspended is a stunning art installation created from the thousands of parts that make up a Honda Racing F1 car. The amazing display was created especially for the event by Dutch artist Paul Veroude.

Each of the 3200 parts of the Formula 1 car are suspended on fine wires to produce a 3D 'exploded diagram' that allows race fans the chance to get closer than ever to the engineering secrets of the world's most technically-advanced sport.

Honda's Head of Car Marketing, Jeff Dodds says: "The first time we saw View Suspended, we knew it would be perfect for the London Motor Show. It's creative, imaginative and a must see for visitors to the Honda stand. I can't think of a better expression of Honda's passion for F1 and engineering."

Shawnee123 · 08-01-2006, 12:25 PM

Wow! That is really neat.

glatt · 08-01-2006, 12:32 PM

Cool. I'd love to see it in person.

Emrikol · 08-01-2006, 12:53 PM

I wonder how much of a mess it would make if someone were to swing just one piece, ala pendulum?

glatt · 08-01-2006, 01:01 PM

Where's the oil and brake fluid?

barefoot serpent · 08-01-2006, 01:33 PM

someone finally created the 3-d exploded diagram

xoxoxoBruce · 08-01-2006, 03:42 PM

He did a VW Beetle first. Then a Toyota Starlet with even more pieces (4200 vs 3200 for the F-1), but that one wasn't suspended, just laid out on the floor.

Come to think of it, working 2-D on the floor, rather than 3-D on wires, might be even tougher to show the relationship between the parts, Certainly harder than working 1-D.*

* That's 1-Dumpster..... what I'd need when I couldn't remember how to put it back together.

Hagar · 08-01-2006, 03:43 PM

Some kid with sissors is gonna be in trouble!

Wombat · 08-01-2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

He did a VW Beetle first.

I drive a Beetle, I'd love to see what he did with one. Do you have a link please?

Hoof Hearted · 08-01-2006, 08:37 PM

Love it!

Two winters ago husband and I rebuilt the engine in my 'vette. We sent the large parts (block/manifold) to the machine shop and assembled everything ourselves in our garage. I must admit, for a woman, I feel I have more than usual knowledge of how an engine works. Enough that mechanics can't pull any fast ones with me... Anyhow, I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of putting my engine back together and seeing how everything meshed and worked together. AND...how one little thing out of place, or out of time, could spell disaster for the entire engine.
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richlevy · 08-01-2006, 10:16 PM

This reminds me of the Body Worlds exhibit that uses layers of real corpses. It's a lot less creepy when done with a car.

Hoof Hearted · 08-01-2006, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

...reminds me of the Body Worlds exhibit that uses layers of real corpses...

That exhibit is in Atlanta right now.

08-01-2006, 11:47 PM

Suck if a bird got in there....

xoxoxoBruce · 08-02-2006, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Wombat

I drive a Beetle, I'd love to see what he did with one. Do you have a link please?

Here ya go.

ajaccio · 08-02-2006, 08:15 AM

Hmmm. If someone left a window open, it would turn into the most complex set of wind-chimes in the world!

08-01-2006, 12:18 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	8/1/2006: Formula 1 racecar, suspended Another xoB contribution today, thanks xoB! View Suspended is a stunning art installation created from the thousands of parts that make up a Honda Racing F1 car. The amazing display was created especially for the event by Dutch artist Paul Veroude. Each of the 3200 parts of the Formula 1 car are suspended on fine wires to produce a 3D 'exploded diagram' that allows race fans the chance to get closer than ever to the engineering secrets of the world's most technically-advanced sport. Honda's Head of Car Marketing, Jeff Dodds says: "The first time we saw View Suspended, we knew it would be perfect for the London Motor Show. It's creative, imaginative and a must see for visitors to the Honda stand. I can't think of a better expression of Honda's passion for F1 and engineering."

08-01-2006, 12:25 PM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Wow! That is really neat. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-01-2006, 01:33 PM	#6
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	someone finally created the 3-d exploded diagram __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

08-01-2006, 03:42 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He did a VW Beetle first. Then a Toyota Starlet with even more pieces (4200 vs 3200 for the F-1), but that one wasn't suspended, just laid out on the floor. Come to think of it, working 2-D on the floor, rather than 3-D on wires, might be even tougher to show the relationship between the parts, Certainly harder than working 1-D.* * That's 1-Dumpster..... what I'd need when I couldn't remember how to put it back together. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-01-2006, 08:37 PM	#10
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Love it! Two winters ago husband and I rebuilt the engine in my 'vette. We sent the large parts (block/manifold) to the machine shop and assembled everything ourselves in our garage. I must admit, for a woman, I feel I have more than usual knowledge of how an engine works. Enough that mechanics can't pull any fast ones with me... Anyhow, I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of putting my engine back together and seeing how everything meshed and worked together. AND...how one little thing out of place, or out of time, could spell disaster for the entire engine. hh __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

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glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Cool. I'd love to see it in person.

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Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	I wonder how much of a mess it would make if someone were to swing just one piece, ala pendulum?

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glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Where's the oil and brake fluid?

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Hagar Master of the Domain Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 220	Some kid with sissors is gonna be in trouble!

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richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	This reminds me of the Body Worlds exhibit that uses layers of real corpses. It's a lot less creepy when done with a car. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

08-01-2006, 11:47 PM	#13
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Suck if a bird got in there....

08-02-2006, 08:15 AM	#15
ajaccio Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 76	Hmmm. If someone left a window open, it would turn into the most complex set of wind-chimes in the world!

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