Simple Balancing Bird

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The Balancing Bird Challenge The balancing bird is a fantastic toy that lets kids play with gravity and center of mass in a really cool way. But, it's not easy to print a bird that actually works because 3D filaments and printing parameters can be pretty unpredictable. Previously, I had to use some bolts (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2027942) to make the bird work, but it didn't look very nice. To highlight the idea while saving filament, I focused on the outline of the bird. The current model almost works at a density of 20%. When it fails to balance itself, you can try adding some clips, which makes the model even more interesting. How could such a tiny clip make such a big difference? Alternatively, you can use paper clips. The Files 1. Bird Outline: Two versions (grooved and non-grooved) 2. Clip Addon: Two versions