The Big Fan
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member BackPak
N 37° 59.075 W 122° 19.350
10S E 559495 N 4204320
torque: 1. The moment of a force; the measure of a force's tendency to produce torsion and rotation about an axis, equal to the vector product of the radius vector from the axis of rotation to the point of application of the force and the force vector. 2. A turning or twisting force.
Waymark Code: WM2R1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member GeoMonkeys
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Torque was commissioned by the local assessment district of the car dealerships (Richmond Hill Top Auto Mall)in the immediate area, The work is an outstanding example of a stable piece that appears to move as one walks around it. Created from 12 reinforced cement panels held together with steel cable, with tile insets to give color. The sculpture was dedicated during the International Sculpture Conference in Oakland, l982, as part of a Bay Area celebration of public sculpture.

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