Add water
Open the valve to fill the pivoting bucket.
Machines & motion
Big Tipping Bucket
Fill a pivoting bucket, anticipate the tip and watch it empty into the basin.
Explore every angle
3D MODEL
Load the 3D model to rotate and zoom. Approx. 0.9 MB.
Design concept shown in a fixed pose. The 3D view explores the form; effects and mechanisms are illustrative.
FROM ACTION TO DISCOVERY
How the interaction works
Reach the tipping point
The growing water load changes the balance around the pivot.
Empty and reset
The bucket pours into the basin, then its counterweight restores the empty position.
A CLOSER LOOK
Perspective render
Explore the arrangement of a large pivoting open bucket, supply valve, counterweight and receiving basin.
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY
What visitors can discover
This concept brings balance, weight and cause and effect into a shared water-table setting. Visitors can explore the idea at their own pace and compare what they notice with a partner.
Changing balance
Adding water changes the forces around a pivot.
Anticipation
Visitors watch for the moment a gradual change produces a sudden result.
Repeating cycles
Filling, tipping and resetting form a sequence that can be observed again.
PART OF A BIGGER WATER TABLE
Planning Big Tipping Bucket
Keep the control accessible while containing the bucket's discharge. Confirm tipping force, pivot clearances, reset behaviour and splash capture through prototyping.
The arrangement can be developed for a museum, science centre or play space as part of a custom water table. Final dimensions, materials and operating performance are established during design and engineering.
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