Proof of concept of double rotation in 1x1 space
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Proof of concept of double rotation in 1x1 space

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Every lego orrery I have seen uses a simple sun model with one rotation. In reality, the poles spin slower than the equator. It is trivial to pass two rotations if you have the space, but I tried to model this in a 1x1 space for aesthetic reasons and got something to work. It's possible by stacking cylinder pieces with pin holes and putting the sun on top. Obviously it only works because of gravity and friction, so only in one direction and you want to make the thing on top as heavy as...

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