Nubee question: polarity
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:28 pm
Ok, just brought home my first Geomag Pro set (only magnets could make me put down a Lego set after decades of addiction). Read the little booklet, and built a pyramid.
Here's my question: is there anyway to determine the polarity of the Geomag components by inspection? If I build a structure that has non-neutral spheres, how do I know which bars to flip? It doesn't seem correlated to the Geomag logo (which is in opposite directions on each side of the piece anyway). Each piece has a number and letter at opposite ends, but I'm not seeing consistency in that either.
A related question: is it possible to build a triangular pyramid with the internal bracing described in the instruction booklet, where all spheres are neutral? I've got inner spheres neutral, but I'm still hot on the points.
Thanks!
Here's my question: is there anyway to determine the polarity of the Geomag components by inspection? If I build a structure that has non-neutral spheres, how do I know which bars to flip? It doesn't seem correlated to the Geomag logo (which is in opposite directions on each side of the piece anyway). Each piece has a number and letter at opposite ends, but I'm not seeing consistency in that either.
A related question: is it possible to build a triangular pyramid with the internal bracing described in the instruction booklet, where all spheres are neutral? I've got inner spheres neutral, but I'm still hot on the points.
Thanks!