We don't have snow falling yet, but the wind has started picking up.

[jerzone@techhub.social]

We don't have snow falling yet, but the wind has started picking up.
#NHwx

[coreysnipes@hachyderm.io]

@jerzone That's a cool little machine. Is that at your place?

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@coreysnipes Yeah, one of my 3d printed spinners. The center of each level has a skateboard bearing, which is the weak link of the whole system.
And, each level is going a different direction.

[danmccullough@ecoevo.social]

@jerzone We’re all ready up to 3 ½.

[rationaldoge@hachyderm.io]

@jerzone I like that attractive anemometer. Did you make it?

[rationaldoge@hachyderm.io]

@jerzone OPE! Just saw the reply to another post. Well done!

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@danmccullough weather alert says 3-5, wunderground says 1.5, we had a skiff overnight

[danmccullough@ecoevo.social]

@jerzone We were forecast for 12 at one point but I think it’ll be more like 7-8.

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@rationaldoge The original model is here: https://www.printables.com/model/975478-modular-rainbow-wind-spinner-large

I modified the center to be easier to print and more symmetric, tweaked the cups a bit.

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@danmccullough That's still a fair bit of shoveling!

[mamsell@chaos.social]

@jerzone @levampyre ich beantrage dieses Objekt für unseren Garten :D 🌬️🌈🏳‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💨

[cheappontoon@beige.party]

@jerzone @coreysnipes
Pretty cool. It doesn’t look like the levels spin in opposite directions. Must be an optical illusion?

[coreysnipes@hachyderm.io]

@CheapPontoon @jerzone aaaaaaggghhhh if I look long enough at any one level I can see it moving in either direction 🤪

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@CheapPontoon @coreysnipes
Each level the cups are pointed an alternate direction, but it's super hard (for me anyways) to not think they are all going the same direction. If I stare at one then I can start to figure out its direction, then the others seem to be going that way too.
Being much closer helps.

[cheappontoon@beige.party]

@jerzone @coreysnipes oh wow I am congratulating the plasticity of my mind - I finally got them to appear in opposite directions. Fun.

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@coreysnipes @CheapPontoon The illusion is that the far cup and front cup from this distance look the same size and so it's hard to tell which one is the front, so you're eye will take the easier answer.