Will o' the wispahedron
Textured Transluscent Plastic is a very curious material. With a light behind it, the material seems to glow as a smoky monsoon of diffuse radiance. A laser through it will diffract into chaos, but a laser through two layered sheets will instead spread into constellations. But how to build a lamp of it? Originally, I wanted to see if I could get the lamp to float, perhaps held aloft in a fan, or somehow using magnets. Ultimately, the imperfections in construction made these plans impossible; a fan will not hold it up much better than it would hold up a cheesecloth. That said, the construction is hours away from a semi-permanent home above my bed. Behold, a 3-photo tour-de-force of its construction: Parts used: 1 yard of textured transluscent plastic Clear tape Garage lamp (deconstructed) Grate from a kitchen strainer Clamp to hold the lamp parts, and rest the strainer atop it Ideas for improvement: Stronger tape and more precisely cut par