This will appeal to all tech/mech/elec heads

Goody · Jul 2, 2013

Working in an industrial environment all my life I have often been amazed at the ingenuity and skills of some engineers.

Many times I have watched the mechanical process of an automated machine and in modern parlance - been blown away.

That's often the beauty of our job. They build em and we make em come to life.

Have a look at this, it's bordering on genius.

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/07/manually-cranked-wood-toy-performs-slight-of-hand-magic/

Brijm · Jul 2, 2013

Very cool... I want one. But, I think I would have to replace the hand crank.

nettogrisen · Jul 2, 2013

Exactly - Attach a motor and see how fast it will go!

Tom Jenkins · Jul 2, 2013

I share your enthusiasm, Goody. I have always been fascinated by the automatons, created hundreds of years ago, that perform amazing tasks. The geniuses that built these generate both admiration and a feeling of profound inferiority:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton

maxketcham · Jul 2, 2013

that was pretty cool, I think this type of automation goes all the way back to the ancient Greeks.

Peter Nachtwey · Jul 2, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKyHmjyrkA&feature=share&list=FLW-m6-nwUfJrnZ0ftoaTU_w

Tom Jenkins · Jul 2, 2013

Peter, that is amazing!

NetNathan · Jul 2, 2013

Here is an interesting V12 mini
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3KdpzL3Hkk

And a nice supercharged V8 mini
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDe29QS_ffo

This will appeal to all tech/mech/elec heads

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