# A triangle is the most stable structure, so what is the least?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-triangle-is-the-most-stable-structure-so-what-is-the-least/335706 "2005-12-15T08:21:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-triangle-is-the-most-stable-structure-so-what-is-the-least/335706/21 "2005-12-16T14:41:53Z")

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Actually, I’m half-serious with blancmange; a structure where the components are weakly linked (or not linked at all) and/or not rigid could easily be among the least stable.

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