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Offline Darren Dirt

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there has GOT to be an easier way to turn a newspaper page...
« on: January 31, 2012, 12:24:04 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOMIBdM6N7Q

makes me think of that OKGO video. Only this one seems to have more violent destruction in (plus a live rodent participates!)
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Re: there has GOT to be an easier way to turn a newspaper page...
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 12:28:07 AM »
That was brilliant!
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Re: there has GOT to be an easier way to turn a newspaper page...
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 12:49:34 AM »
about the artist and the art: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/nyregion/brooklyns-joseph-herscher-and-his-rube-goldberg-machines.html


He also did a less-stylish (but still mechanically AMAZING) "machine" for ... watering a plant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14N9Jlpjg1w




and of course the Related Videos rabbit hole gets you to some pretty freakin' cool stuff.
Mechanical Principles = coolness! GEARS: they're not just for circles anymore! (one practical application: a PURELY MECHANICAL (i.e. not "computerized") walking machine.)
« Last Edit: January 31, 2012, 01:03:10 AM by Darren Dirt »
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Re: there has GOT to be an easier way to turn a newspaper page...
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2012, 01:09:22 AM »
That was a cute hamster, too bad it had to get hot to get moved...  Although that's better than electrocution, I suppose.
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