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

Quote:

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

Quote:

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

Quote:

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 Sorry for my long posts Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Valley Forge Natl Park Posts: 20,297	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 Master Thespian Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 19,227	Wow! That is really neat. __________________ Shawnee comes up with the correct answer almost every time. --The Great and Powerful spudcon the proper course of action is to quote spudcon in your signature line. So we are reminded of your awesomeness every time you post. Not to say that we aren't already. --The Great and Powerful glatt

08-01-2006, 12:53 PM	#4
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 107	I wonder how much of a mess it would make if someone were to swing just one piece, ala pendulum? __________________ Of course. Why not?

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: 36,410	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 Truth and Robert Shapiro Shall Set You Free.

08-01-2006, 12:32 PM	#3
glatt waiting like a stalking Butler Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 11,820	Cool. I'd love to see it in person.

08-01-2006, 01:01 PM	#5
glatt waiting like a stalking Butler Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 11,820	Where's the oil and brake fluid?

08-01-2006, 03:43 PM	#8
Hagar Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 217	Some kid with sissors is gonna be in trouble!

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!

08-01-2006, 10:16 PM	#11
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 5,641	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. __________________ Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. -- Barack Hussein Obama Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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 Superior Inhabitant Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 70	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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