We learned a long time ago, either in our honors geometry class or FFA, that any three points describe exactly one plane. That’s why milking stools have three legs. Add a fourth, and you better have done some pretty exacting carpentry, or that sucker’s going to rock like the birdfeeder in Bobby Day’s front yard.

In fact, even if you have done some pretty exacting carpentry, your four-legged stool’s still going to wobble if it’s on an uneven surface.

Hence, the tripod, from the Greek, meaning “three-iPods.” Wait, that’s not right.

See, this tripod’s three sturdy, steel, twist-lock legs with their easy-grip rubber feet will provide maximum stability at 75% what you’d pay for a quadpod anyway. It’s simple geometry. Throw in some possibly-useful features like a two-way panhead, pivoting camera mount and handsome carrying pouch—and bingo-bango-bongo, you’ll be taking beautiful, rock-steady photos (or video) of every stage of the milking process. Or whatever.

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