Hyperbola Clock: one of the strangest timepieces in my collection featuring a straight rod which glides through a curved hole in this unconventional clock based on the hyperboloid, the 3D ruled surface traced by rotating diagonal line. In this creation by Robert Darwen of Fibonacci Clocks, the rod serves as the hour hand with a smaller minute hand above the center of the base disk. (The time adjustment dial of the clock mechanism was connected to a small motor to produce the sped up motion in th

Building the Bamboo U Workshop Space: a Hyperbolic Paraboloid. . The main structure is a series of 7 hyperbolic paraboloid panels, each built on the ground and lifted into place manually using bamboo tripods. . Hyperbolic paraboloids are double curved surfaces which are extremely efficient in creating expansive span structures without the need for columns, thus creating beautiful uninterrupted spaces. . The panels are made using 2 layers of straight bamboo poles which are placed in a rectangular