David Dvir and his collaborators made a Rube Goldberg machine about making 2-D photographs, and then they made a four-minute(or so)-long video showing the machine in action: Dvir wrote an explanation. And then the bunch of them made a video about making that video: (Thanks to investigator Geri Sullivan for bringing this to our attention.)
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History of the universe, in brief: Twice
A group of engineering students at Purdue University built a Rube Goldberg machine that depicts a history of the universe, in about a minute. (Thanks to Scott Langill for bringing it to our attention.) See it in the videos below. It’s an alternative universe history to Eric Schulman’s classic “A History of the Universe in […]
Fiegel’s Simulated Cough Machine
Professor Fiegel displays her simulated cough machine (SCM): If you’d like a close, personal look at the simulated cough machine, get in touch with Professor Jennifer Fiegel at her lab at the University of Iowa.
Man-bearing squirtgun
Behold a device called the JetLev flyer (thanks to Wendell Maradonna for bringing it to our attention). The manufacturer opines: “A flexible water supply hose delivers power to the jetpack with pressurized water. It also serves as the tether, enforces a flight ceiling, discourages the pilot from flying over land, acts as a stabilizer, dampens […]