{"id":13236,"date":"2025-08-07T00:39:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/this-mesmerizing-hypnoloid-a-kinetic-desktop-sculpture\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T00:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:39:53","slug":"this-mesmerizing-hypnoloid-a-kinetic-desktop-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/this-mesmerizing-hypnoloid-a-kinetic-desktop-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"This Mesmerizing Hypnoloid, a Kinetic Desktop Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/hypnotiqofficial.com\/products\/hypnoloid-kinetic-desk-sculpture\">Hypnoloid<\/a> object is sort of the opposite of a spinning top. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Whereas a top contacts the surface it&#8217;s balancing on only at its point, the Hypnoloid contacts the surface with every square millimeter of its surface area.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The shape is called an oloid, and it&#8217;s a bit difficult to understand. 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