Prepare the launch
Place a ball at the front loading point and activate the rim button.
Jets & bubbles
Water Basket
Launch a ball toward an elevated basket and follow its winding rail return.
Explore every angle
3D MODEL
Load the 3D model to rotate and zoom. Approx. 1.5 MB.
Design concept shown in a fixed pose. The 3D view explores the form; effects and mechanisms are illustrative.
FROM ACTION TO DISCOVERY
How the interaction works
Aim for the basket
The upward jet is intended to carry the ball along an arc into the open basket.
Follow the return
The basket throat transfers the ball to paired rails that descend toward the loading area.
A CLOSER LOOK
Perspective render
Explore the arrangement of an elevated square basket, offset support, upward jet and two-turn rail return.
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY
What visitors can discover
This concept brings trajectories, gravity and sequences into a shared water-table setting. Visitors can explore the idea at their own pace and compare what they notice with a partner.
Motion paths
The outgoing arc and winding return create two different routes.
Gravity
Height gained during launch allows the ball to roll back down.
Observation
Trace each transition from cradle to basket, throat and rails.
PART OF A BIGGER WATER TABLE
Planning Water Basket
Keep loading and retrieval close to the rim. Verify jet delivery, basket capture and rail retention in prototyping, with the full return path visible.
The arrangement can be developed for a museum, science centre or play space as part of a custom water table. Final dimensions, materials and operating performance are established during design and engineering.
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