Gallery: Watch: A Tricky Contraption That Draws Using Magnets and Gravity

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    Kouichi Okamoto's "Magnetic Field Record" draws with magnets and gravity. *Photo: Kyouei Design*
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    A container of ink is attached to an arm counterbalanced by a magnet. *Photo: Kyouei Design*
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    It drips circles on the paper below as the magnet sends it into a gentle spin. *Photo: Kyouei Design*
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    As the ink depletes, that end of the arm gets lighter, yielding tighter concentric circles below. *Photo: Kyouei Design*
  • It's a poetic visualization of invisible forces that surround us everyday. Photo Kyouei Design
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    It's a poetic visualization of invisible forces that surround us everyday. *Photo: Kyouei Design*
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    And a rare case of someone building something for gravity, not in spite of it. *Photo: Kyouei Design*
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    *Photo: Kyouei Design*
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