Category: Magnet Limit
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10: Magnet Sphere Tree
Lots of lateral liberty on the the Zen Magnet Challenge of September ’11: Make a tree. A palm tree? A pine tree? Some abstract crazy tree that only you identify as a tree? Sure. Any sort of tree. Use up to a total of 1728 magnet spheres, of any brand, to hand grow a sculpture…
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9.5: 2R-Hex Building entries. Winners announced!
It wasn’t easy trying to model architecture, with only 432 magnets, and a very specific subunit guideline. Voting was close on this one; understandably because there were many great entries. Hit the images to see original size. Names link to profiles. 1 By: Dimitri Tishchenko 2 By: masontc 3 By: CairasTravis 4 By: Thomas Wilder…
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9: 2R-Hex Architecture
The contest of August ’11, is to form a building, using 24 2Radius-Hexagon sheets. You may of course fold the hex sheets, and join them to form other sub units. Use no more than 432 magnets, also known as 24 sheets of two radius hexagons. How abstract should your architecture be? Hard to say, but…
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8.5: Cityscape entries are in.
Some of the most elaborate entries yet. Ctrl+Click on the image to open original size in new tab. Names link to profiles. Voting is complete! The first place winner of the July Zen Magnet Cityscape contest is GalaxyTraveler. The lighting and reflections are flawless, thanks to an incredibly clever setup. The colors and composition are…
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8.0: We’re back. Wanna build a city?
We’re back! And the contest for the month of July to make the best photo of a zen magnet cityscape. For the first time, there is No Limit to how many zen magnets you may use in this contest. However, you may only submit one photo, so don’t build what won’t be seen. Creative use…
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7.6: TP Macro results. Also some bad news.
In first place is a Toilet paper lily and a Zen vase by dblueeye.tw. Each leaf carefully cut and placed. Wonderful composition and background selection. You really need to see the full size photo to appreciate the details involved. Click the picture! In second is a dreamy mini zen basket by dylanschepers. Autumn picnic with…
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7.3: We don’t know how to judge these. Help!
Having an incredibly hard time picking out a winner here at Zen Magnet HQ. Fifteen total entries. Each featuring 72 magnets, photographed in macro. Some extremely elaborate use of toilet paper involved. We had no idea what to expect, but as usual, contestants did not fail to impress. Click on the thumbnails to see the…
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7: Macro Zen and the art of Toilet Paper prop placement.
This one’s silly. Credit goes to our gallery members. First place gets 2 free zen sets, second place one free set. The Zen Magnet challenge of May ’11 is to make and photograph something awesome and creative with the use of toilet paper. Use a maximum of only 72 Zen Magnets, and be wary of…
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6.5: Art contest voting at r/openart
There are a hundred entries! Quite impressive goodies inside, and since it’s all public domain, feel free to decorate your walls. We’ve setup voting on good ol’ reddit at /r/openart. Unfortunately the thumbnails aren’t working, so you’ll actually have to click links to browse the entries. Click up on the grey arrow to upvote, and…
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6: The Zen Open Art Contest.
This is by far the most we’ve ever put into a contest, because the range of possible participants is wider than ever before. No magnets are required, but a haiku is. Excellently lavish prize odds. Light art, digital work, photo manipulation, ink, oil, crayon, magnet related or not. You and your artistic friends are welcome…
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5.5: Magnet Homunculus Results
The Winner : Mecha Warrior v2.0 by Tend2it Click above to see full size. Incredible. Is this mecha here to blast us away? Only 1042 zen magnets were involved in this intricate figurine. We tried to recreate this delicate sculpture in the confines of our own office space, but gave up after failing to decode…
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5: Magnet Homunculus
Make a standing humanoid figurine out of magnet spheres, and photograph it well. The winner gets 2 Zen sets, and second place gets 1. Two legs, two arms attached to an abdomen, head on top. Use between 216 to 1728 magnets. Don’t use flash. Plenty of latitude. Zen Magnets only. GO! Post the photos to…
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4.5: Cube Race Results
Watch this short and silly video: As noted by gallery members, irrespective of the original stated rules, all of the top 3 will receive a prize. First place will get a free set + $50, Third place will get a free set, and second place will get something in between. Exactly what second place will…
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4: Cube Race
This is a video contest is to see who can make the fastest 6x6x6 cube, starting with a flat hex sheet. You need a video camera that will record at a resolution of 640 x 480 or greater. Any brand of magnet spheres may be used, including magnet spheres by neocube and buckyball. Reward for…
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3.5: Cybernetics Core Results
The Winner – Ben A. A total of 9 entries were received, and the duty of judging was handed to r/starcraft. As tend2it said, “A unique interpretation of the details … well done!” Exactly 432 Zen Magnets were used in this composition of the SCII cyber core. Great Job. Second place – Axentiu97 Click the…
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3: Crucial Protoss Tech Building
The next contest is to build a cybernetics core (SCII) out of zen magnets, and photograph it well. First place gets two Zen sets. Second place gets one. Rules: 432 or less magnets No use of camera flash Zen Magnets only Although Starcraft fans and non-Starcraft fans alike can appreciate the abstract architecture that is…
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2.5: Viking 1 results
First Place goes to WTG_Fireflex. Great representation, and only 216 magnets used! The body is well elevated, tripod legs distinct, and even the baggage is well defined. Bad camera, but offset by a very magnetic background. Click the picture for full size. Second Place goes to HYPRKLSTRKMPLX. Clear shot, with relatively good depth of field.…
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2: Happy Carl Sagan Day
“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it’s forever” – Happy Carl Sagan Day! What a great day to make an apple pie from scratch, and watch Cosmos. To commemorate a man who dedicated his life to science, the next contest will be to build the viking 1 lander with 432…
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1: Introducing Contests. ZenMagnets.Com
The zen gallery community has been scoring free magnets for as long as we’ve been in business, but let’s be honest, it’s difficult to jump in the ranks of such seasoned experts. Those guys are incredible photographers and magneteers. From now on, contests.zenmagnets.com is where we’ll bring spice to the rumble, and will be updated……
