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I propose a carpet with powerful magnets built at key points which match the pattern of the carpet itself. The purpose would be for use small furniture, including things like one-legged tables. The ideal is that the magnets are powerful enough that the tablets are more difficult to knock over than
a small, traditional table would down. This would only really be appropriate in thin carpets. The nice thing is that it would enable one to have a one-legged table without needing a cross-shaped bottom leg to maintain balance, which is annoying to reposition and makes it less practical to leave clutter all over the floor around it.
[hippo] mentioned this in an anno
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Expect his bun forthwith... [theleopard, Jan 29 2008]
Magnets take over the world
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One of my favourite conversations I've had. About magnets at least. [theleopard, Jan 29 2008]
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How will this magnetic carpet hold up a
one-legged table? |
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// The purpose would be for use small furniture //
THAT'S what you're using it for, and not to make a maglev flying carpet? Bone. |
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It's an interesting idea, but I really don't think magnets would be strong enough to make a difference. Not when I thump into the table in the dark, anyway. |
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Arrange magnets that present their north poles upwards in the carpet. Within one-legged tables, have magnets with south pointing down. The north pole within the leg would be repelled by the carpet and the table would try to remain upright. |
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I don't think this idea is that complicated, no maglev or repulsion, I think the idea is just to allow wide single support tables to exist without stabilizer feet, which I think it could do, but only if the carpet is glued to the floor. Also the disadvantage would be you'd have to have a pare of pliers handy to pick up paper clips, etc. and it would really suck if you dropped your wallet. |
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Problem is that you'd never be able to remove the dog from underneath the table, unless you removed its big heavily studded collar. |
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I am trying to think of where such tables might be used. Probably a commercial, rather than residential setting - someplace where the trendiness and novelty of such a table would be appreciated. |
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Commercial settings often have tile, or carpet "tiles" to allow easy replacement of damaged or worn units. Tiles with inset magnets could be used for this application. |
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A problem is that if someone leaned on the table or fell on it, it would tip and pull up the attached tile as well. |
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