Hyperboloid Pencil Holder / Cable Organizer

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Hyperbolic Pencil Holder / Cable Organizer The hyperbola is an incredibly simple yet profoundly mathematical object. The fundamental concept is so easy to illustrate to school students using a few pencils or a cuboid (see my other designs). In this design, I aimed to highlight the symmetry and playfulness of a hyperbola in a pencil holder, which can also be used as cable organizer, simply for the joy of it. It holds ten school pencils (up to 8.5mm in diameter). The hyperbola is designed to allow pencils to move freely so students can play with it. A stand can be used to keep the pencils from falling out if desired. You could even glue it to the hyperbola with a drop of super glue. Alternatively, you could just print one with a solid bottom. It is about 76 mm tall and 74 mm wide at the top and the bottom. It can be stopped anywhere during the printing process for a partial yet functional pencil holder, if preferred. Reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbola