Category: Video
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74.5 Cybertruck Build Video – Winners Announced
We finally have the Cybertruck contest all wrapped up. Winners announced in the recap video below. Winners: 1st Place: Glen – prize: $225 2nd Place: Ra Tascon – prize: $140 3rd Place: magnet king – prize: $85 4th Place (tie): Purple Ixora – prize: $50 4th Place (tie): liner – prize: $50 6th Place: Dufko…
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74: Cybertruck Build Video
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. Elon Musk The scope of December 2019 contest is as narrow as the lines on Tesla’s new Cybertruck. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to build a Cybertruck, and capture your build on video. It’s…
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61.5 Chain Reaction – Winners Announced
1st Place: Mathnetism Mathnetism’s magnetic ghost dominoes pulled ahead for the big win. The columns topple each other without ever touching, and the constructions themselves are quite precarious to build. Mathnetism receives $250 in Zen Credits for 1st place. 2nd Place: Aidan Aidan’s clever use of completing a chain to initiate a reaction…
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61: Chain Reaction
“Nothing is lost. . .Everything is transformed.” ― Michael Ende, The Neverending Story $250 First Place The November 2018 Zen Magnets contest is to capture footage of a magnetic mechanical exothermic reaction. #1st place gets $250. At least 5 winners. Create a situation one small movement releases the potential energy of many magnets through a cascading…
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56.5: Cubic Figure-eight Knot Created
Not only was the explicitly defined goal accomplished, just a day after the challenge was announced, but we had 3 successful entries entered within a 24 hour period. First was Mathnetism himself, who’s cubic trefoil knot inspired this contest in the first place. Submitted on June 28, 5:11PM (MST), with 3490 Zen Magnets used,…
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42.5: Non-Circular Planetary Gear Created
Mathnetism Has Succeeded.. .. in designing a planetary gear set, with non-circular planet gears, using only magnet spheres. This was an expert build, of a genius design. $300 Zen Awarded. Here’s his demo video: And here’s our recreation of Mathnetism’s design, to confirm form and function: The video above is already in red/cyan, since YouTube…
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39.5: Flagship Video Results
Flagship Video Contest Results We received 61 entries, 44 of them qualified for at least a free set of magnets, about thirty are arguably better than the original video, but only 12 could be selected for the judging panel. The amount of video generated by the magnet sphere community was incredible. The 44 qualified videos amount…
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39: The Flagship Video Contest
$3500 Front Page Video Contest $2500 First Place $1000 Second Place Free magnets for all who attempt.* The biggest prizes we’ve ever offered. All winnings via Cash or Bitcoin. Four years and four million views later, the original Zen Magnets video has gotten a bit stale. Zen Magnets, Dexterity, and Videography experience. If…
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25.5: Hex Race Winners
After the longest delay ever, we finally got around to making the results video for Contest 25. Although the winners were announced on February 6th 2013, and prizes were distributed soon after, our brief summary video is now available, and only about two years late. Remember when we had that “Coming Soon” image on Contest.ZenMagnets.com for two…
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25: Hex Stack to Icosahedron
It’s January, so it’s time for magnet sphere time trials! Only those who have agile fingers, and those seeking a sharper mind should attempt. The 25th Zen Magnets contest is to turn a Zen Hex Cylinder, into a 9-Triangle Icosahedron, which can be made with twenty triangles. The submission deadline is the last day of…
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14.5: Sphere Race Results
Winners posted. See Video Below. Available in 720p and 1080p.
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14: Mini Sphere Race
Similar to last January, this month is a video contest to see who can make the fastest C60 sphere. Although only 60 magnets are needed, the starting shape will be 72 magnets, in a two layer 3R-Hex form as shown below. You will need a video camera that will record at a resolution of 640…
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12.5: Gyroid Created.
Here’s the completed gyroid in all of it’s glory: Make sure to turn on the 720p for that clip. Also put on some red/cyan 3D glasses if you have them. The above was our recreation of the gyroid using the instructions given to us by origamimarie. It was hard! Zinc Neoballs used because we were…
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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…
