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Machine with Concrete - Arthur Ganson

This machine was inspired by dreaming about gear ratios and considering the unexpected implications of exponential powers. Each worm/worm gear pair reduces the speed of the motor by 1/50th. Sinc...  
 
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thefanofthewho (1 day ago) Show Hide
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I think the poster means (1/50) ^ 12 and not (1/50)12. That would just be (12/50).
10DieterJamin (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Excelent Machine.
postalgbv (4 weeks ago) Show Hide
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You need a warning sign on this machine! a bright yellow sticker warning people not to put their finger into the last gear.
malakiblunt (1 month ago) Show Hide
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now this is conceptual art.
MProper (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Great idea!
For me it visualise the dimension of human in the universe!
theunknownsleeper (3 months ago) Show Hide
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just imagine the startup time
parasietje (3 months ago) Show Hide
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It would be even more of a mindfuck to replace the concrete with a second engine, turning the other way. Paint one engine blue, one red, and paint colored arrows on the gears.
cyborgtroy (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Nah, that wouldn't work, it's nigh impossible to drive a worm gear backwards, much less several of them.
beervolcano (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Archimedes should have also asked for an impossibly stiff lever. :-)
gwinerreniwg (3 months ago) Show Hide
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To the artist: Love a lot of your work, but this is by far my favorite and most profound. Great piece!!

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