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## Designing the Dome
<img src="img/dome6.png" alt="scheme" width = "800px">
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The dome was designed for robustness: it was stress test to ensure multiple drunk people to could climb on it safely (although this behavior was discouraged at the party).
<img src="img/dome4.png" alt="scheme" width = "800px">
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Most [geodesic domes are designed to](http://www.domerama.com/dome-basics/odd-frequency-geodesic-domes-and-flat-base-at-the-hemisphere/) have a flat base by using a perfect hemisphere. This one was designed to have an additional layer of triangles below the halfway point, giving it a more upright form.
<img src="img/dome3.png" alt="scheme" width = "800px">
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The final design was a 2V dome, 3.1 meters tall and 4.3 meters in diameter.
## Fabricating the Dome
We cut the hub components on the Fab Light
We cut the hub components on the Fab Light.
<img src="img/fab2.png" alt="scheme" width = "800px">
and folded them (18 degrees!) on the handbrake.
Then we cut the 2x4's down to size, and pre-drilled them with a 3D printed component.
<img src="img/drill.png" alt="scheme" width = "800px">
<img src="img/fab1.png" alt="scheme" width = "800px">
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