Cubular bell

11-54 — elektor november 1982 cubular bell K. Siol To answer the first question, what have the pyramids got to do with cubes? It came to pass that El Pharina, a well known tomb designer of that era, was attempting to revolutionise the current tomb designs of the period for a wealthy and influential customer. On the way to the office one morning he happened to stub his toe on a gold inlayed ebony block that was used to keep his garage door open (hence the origin of base- over-apex doors, better known lately as up-and-over). He thus hit upon the idea of using a cube as the basis for his next tomb. It was duly constructed in the grand manner. However, the foun- dations were contracted to an outside construction company and this is where the troubles began. The dead weight of the gigantic tomb cube was far greater than the foundations could stand and the tomb toppled over at an angle of 45°. Pharina sued of course, putting the mining company out of business. The disaster became kno...