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Wacky Japanese machines

 
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Lots of time on someone's hands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW18GGGKJQM&NR=1
 
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Pythagor Switch !! I watched this program sometimes. The homepage is here (in Japanese). Another famous part of this program is Algorithm Exercise. After watching this, you have to check this one
 
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Those are fun machines.

But if you're into Lego, I opt for Monty Python's Camelot.
 
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Aren't those called something like "Turin" something. Like Turin machines. If Turin machines are something else, then it is called something else, but these "machines" have a name for them.

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Originally posted by Mark Spritzler:
Aren't those called something like "Turin" something. Like Turin machines. If Turin machines are something else, then it is called something else, but these "machines" have a name for them.

Mark



Rube Goldberg machines
 
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Then check this one out!
 
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Originally posted by Garrett Rowe:
Then check this one out!


That's awesome. This one ain't bad either.
 
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That's it Rube Goldberg Machines, or the board game Mouse Trap.

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Originally posted by Ulf Dittmer:

That's awesome. This one ain't bad either.



That one is a sweet one.

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