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One ring to rule the ball 3d printed The ball races freely around a loop, contained solidly within the single twisting wire.

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The ball races freely around a loop, contained solidly within the single twisting wire.
One ring to rule the ball 3d printed The ball races freely around a loop, contained solidly within the single twisting wire.
One ring to rule the ball 3d printed The ball races freely around a loop, contained solidly within the single twisting wire.

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One ring to rule the ball 3d printed Mind-catching in both sight and sound as a pendant, the ball rolling with a light metallic tinkle in its wire cradle.
One ring to rule the ball 3d printed Mind-catching in both sight and sound as a pendant, the ball rolling with a light metallic tinkle in its wire cradle.

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One ring to rule the ball 3d printed My personal recommendation for use as a pendant is to use a leather strap looped through the centre and knotted above, allowing both ball and pendant to move freely through their full ranges of motion.
One ring to rule the ball 3d printed My personal recommendation for use as a pendant is to use a leather strap looped through the centre and knotted above, allowing both ball and pendant to move freely through their full ranges of motion.

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One ring to rule the ball 3d printed The design is smooth and fluid, large enough to be clearly seen but not so large as to be gaudy.
One ring to rule the ball 3d printed The design is smooth and fluid, large enough to be clearly seen but not so large as to be gaudy.

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Product Description
If M.C. Escher had owned fidget toys, he would have worn "One ring to rule the ball" as a pendant. A single, continuous line contains a small ball that makes orbit after mesmerizing orbit but cannot escape, always held down in four directions. Available in solid, durable stainless steel with optional antique bronze and gold plated finishes to fit any context, "One ring to rule the ball" now also includes a free rubber necklace so that you can confuse your mind any time the fancy strikes you! One customer echoes many others in saying, "I couldn't put it down. This thing is just too fun!"

Purchases by those gracious customers have now paid for the design time on this piece so it is available on a pay-what-you-want basis. Ordering from this page contributes 5$ towards continuing work such as the new, even more impossible "One ring to pwn the ball" (just released October 18th!) which can be found at https://www.shapeways.com/model/145172/one_ring_to_pwn_the_ball.html and the open-source "Ultimate Desk Toy" at https://www.shapeways.com/model/109166/ultimate_desk_toy.html . To download the original 3d file for your own use under a CC-BY license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca ) click "Download" at top right . To learn more about this design or other work from Terra Cotta, visit our website at https://www.terracottapf.com
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One ring to rule the ball
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2.94 x 1.1 x 3.01 cm
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