<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[shape+colour]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/author/shapeandcolour/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[boex 3d: get the lead&nbsp;out.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Created by <a href="http://www.boex.co.uk/index.htm"><span style="color:#ff99cc;" class="Apple-style-span">Boex 3D Creative Solutions</span></a> in the UK, this totally functional bench is made up of 1600 individually sprung pencils. Each pencil can be taken out, used, and replaced back in the bench.</p>
<p>I guess there&#8217;s some kind of &#8220;bed of nails&#8221; physical law of weight dispersion thing going on that explains how this all works. What that law might be, I have no freaking idea. All I know is that I would only invite skinny friends to sit on it.</p>
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<p>Via <a href="http://rodrigobarba.com/blog/"><span style="color:#3366ff;" class="Apple-style-span">Rodrigo Bar</span><span style="color:#3366ff;" class="Apple-style-span">ba</span></a></p>
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