The Wintergartan Marble Machine works by sending thousands of steel marbles around a circuit, albeit an enormously complex one. As Molin turns a crank, the marbles begin to roll down chutes ...
Schematic of a useless machine made in Create version 0.5.1... To run it you will need the power of either 6 small water wheels or 3 large water wheels. Before running it make sure the contraction control is set to all actors off.
If you're unfamiliar with Rube Goldberg machines, it's essentially a chain reaction-type machine normally designed to perform a simple task in a more complicated way. They could either consist of a seemingly unrelated series of devices or ones that hint at the resolution, with each one triggering the initiation of the next, eventually resulting in …
Since 2016, artist and woodworker Larry Marley has been building and designing an annual 'Gravity Well Marble Machine'. With each successive version, the design gets more ambitious and elaborate. From the satisfying sound of metal on wood to the hypnotizing path from start to finish, these wonderful contraptions are a delight to …
This invention isn't just useless, but is also bordering on cruel. Designed for the car-proud yet loving dog owner, the dog sack attaches to the outside of your vehicle's door by a couple of metal hooks, allowing your pooch to travel "safely" on car journeys with just its head poking out. This allows animal owners to take their beloved ...
It's not true perpetual motion of course, but pretty neat nonetheless.. The set comes with almost everything you need to assemble the kit. All you need to provide are a Philips #1 screwdriver, a soldering iron, and a little bit of glue. This is a fun and challenging project, and I recommend getting a science-interested kid to help out.
Let's take a look at these most useless yet awesome inventions one by one: 1. World's most useless machine with a twist! ... Useless yet awesome machines. 3. An advanced version of the world ...
Useless machines are a lot of fun, if not just a little overdone. Looking for a new twist, [bd594] decided to try making one that integrates a candle — it works quite well! While not quite as ...
It's not true perpetual motion of course, but pretty neat nonetheless.. The set comes with almost everything you need to assemble the kit. All you need to provide are a Philips #1 screwdriver, a soldering iron, and a little …
3) There's a whole team of people reconstructing the Marble Machine designs. They watched the videos and even reconstructed the on-the-fly changes Martin did, adding them to a cohesive CAD model.
ROKR's intricate marble run makes a great desktop plaything. The crank-driven elevator wheel keeps marbles flowing through the endless maze, which includes multiple …
DIY Cardboard Marble Machine Building Tips. Building your marble machine from recycled cardboard is very fun and rewarding. But it can be tedious and frustrating at times. Here are our tips for building your cardboard tube marble machine: 1) Don't Be in a Rush. Take your time, slow down, and just chip away at it. This type of marble machine ...
Marble machines are the kind of useless mechanisms that everybody loves. Their sole purpose is to route marbles through different paths for your viewing pleasure. They can be...
Useless robots (or useless machines) are devices that, when switched on, exist only to turn themselves back off. They are fun and fairly simple builds that are easy to personify, and really invite ...
ROKR's intricate marble run makes a great desktop plaything. The crank-driven elevator wheel keeps marbles flowing through the endless maze, which includes multiple ramps, …
Most of the marble machines we've seen are either powered by gravity or motors. But builder Daniel de Bruin shows us how he made a mechanism that stores up energy using a spring, carrying …
Explore marble-driven mechanical computers and learn to use binary and boolean algebra to solve logic problems and equations.
If you're unfamiliar with Rube Goldberg machines, it's essentially a chain reaction-type machine normally designed to perform a simple task in a more complicated way. They could either consist of a …
A little while back, maker Ivan Miranda engineered a very cool clock that tells time using marbles. But his kinetic sculpture is too slow to tell the time accurately. He's since made numerous refinements to the design of his clock, and it's now faster and smoother, so it can properly update its digits once per minute. It's totally awesome but ridiculously loud.
The machines Goldberg dreamed up over the course of his long career could be friendly or sinister, charmingly useless or terrifyingly efficient. Perhaps that's why his cartoons have inspired so many different kinds of creatives—they're inkblots, betraying the viewers' own attitudes about science, technology, and the future.
Finding alternative materials for creative Marble Machines. Marble Machines is one of the core tinkering experiences that we offer in the Tinkering Studio. It initially started in a formal school setting, but has been used in museums, libraries, and in home and afterschool settings. One of the amazing things about this activity is that it is incredibly versatile, it …
History. The Italian artist Bruno Munari began building "useless machines" (macchine inutili) in the 1930s. He was a "third generation" Futurist and did not share the first generation's boundless enthusiasm for technology, but sought to counter the threats of a world under machine rule by building machines that were artistic and unproductive. …
Wooden Marble Roller Machine: I saw a picture of marble machine years ago and I finally got around to trying to make my own. I seriously had doubts about getting it working; so I didn't want to invest money in nice …
Use the attached plans to laser cut your useless machine in 1/8 material. We used Baltic Birch for this instructable. You will end up with the pieces shown in the attached images. There are essentially 3 sub-assemblies that will make up your Useless machine.
Finding alternative materials for creative Marble Machines. Marble Machines is one of the core tinkering experiences that we offer in the Tinkering Studio. It initially started in a formal school setting, but has …
Marble machines can be so much fun to watch in action. The 3D Printer Academy shows how they built a neat marble machine from modular components that hold. ... More Awesome Stuff. Phone Addiction Kinetic Sculpture. Basketball-Playing Machine. Marble Machine with an Escalator.
YouTuber Kaplamino once again shows off his incredible useless-machine talent with this superb effort. It took more than 500 attempts to perfect but the final product is pure genius.
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At present, the world witnesses millions of new inventions every year. United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) notes that 3.3 million patents were granted in 2019. Since the number is too high to comprehend, we have handpicked 40 cool and awesome inventions that might intrigue you. Awesome Inventions Worth Noting in …
This incredible machine plays music with marbles. Listen to its music and peek behind the scenes at how it was made.
The switch. A physical switch has two states: ON and OFF.When it's ON the current flows through it; when it's turned OFF it blocks the current by cutting the flow. In programming the switch can be …
Marble machines aren't new, but the community of artists and engineers devising fantastically innovative marble machine plans continues to grow. ... Simple—yet there's something about the idea of building a marble …
Get the ball rolling with the newest maker design toy: your own custom marble machine. I created a set of 3d printed parts that allow you to build the marble machine(s) of your dreams as big or small as you want.
Pocket83's marble sorting machine uses two bars that get slightly wider apart, such that rolling marbles over them will cause smaller ones to fall earlier than the larger ones. Not only does it make a soothing sound, it …
This customer, Marble Machine No. 12, is an exemplar of the form. It turns AAA battery power into an perpetually looping interplay of four 9/32-inch ball bearings. What is it good for?
With the "useless machines", he was interested in exploring the time-space continuum, how to make a work of art that could interact with the environment and change accordingly. To make art that is truly dynamic, so in a sense Munari is one of the first in Europe to make kinetic art, something which became a dominant trend worldwide in the ...
B-dama Friend's YouTube channel is filled with dozens of fun marble machines made mostly out of cardboard. Each one is loaded with ramps, spirals, funnels, and more. Our current faves are number …
Marble machines aren't new, but the community of artists and engineers devising fantastically innovative marble machine plans continues to grow. This article will explore this amazing contraption and describe the …
