Cool Mechnical Machines from Japan

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:24:57 GMT

clipped by: rmowery
clipper's remarks: Check this video out. These machines are simple in what they used, but really genius in the design. I am working to make a simple one with my 3 and 4 year old sons to teach them some simple mechanical engineering. They loved watching the video clip.
If anyone reads Japanese and knows what the messages are at the end of each machine - please post.

Clip Source: www.techeblog.com

We uncovered a great video compiliation of incredible Rube Goldberg-like (look below for a short description) machines from Japan. Clip after the jump.

From the article: Rube Goldberg drew his “Inventions” as contraptions that satirized the new technology and gadgets of the day. His drawings, using simple machines and household items already in use, were incredibly complex and wacky, but somehow (perhaps it was because Rube was a graduate engineer) the “Inventions” always had an ingenious, logical progression as they worked to finish their task.

[via MAKE]

Tags: mechanical engineering, rube goldberg, mcgavyer, mini machines, self propelled, engineering

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Cool Mechnical Machines from Japan