Behind the scenes: Lego Antikythera Mechanism

The Antikythera Mechanism: http://bit.ly/fm4oFK is the oldest known scientific computer: an ancient Greek astronomical clock for determining the positions of celestial bodies and eclipses. In 2010 we built it out of Lego, and made a stop-motion film of its workings: http://bit.ly/eFOWZQ. Here's how.

Made by Small Mammal: http://www.smallmammal.com/ and Dan Ackerman: http://www.ackermanfilms.com/

Sponsored by Digital Science: http://www.digital-science.com/ a new division of Macmillan Publishers that provides technology solutions for researchers. Available under a CC-BY-3.0-Unported license.

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Science & Technology

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• Time-lapse
• Lego
• Antikythera
• Antikythera mechanism
• Greek
• science
• astronomy
• digital science
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[god604]

did anyone see that HUGE buttcrack at 1:10?

[NielsC68]

Creative masterminds indeed, then and now.

[watdoin69]

I wanna see the making of the making of this video

[agapitoflores001]

I am fascinated how these mechanisms function. It is as if I am so technology behind.

[Loopey111111]

Ahh, how did you guys turn the video time-lapse

[willthegiraffe]

This is pretty cool. What's with the sexxy comments?

[sallymaggiespotty]

Next we wait for a damn reality show of what these toy builders had for breakfast before they began DUPLICATING what someone else already did 2000 years ago, and were probably paid an obscene amount of money to do so.They should all get a real job.

[joeleb]

@rjulyanto you were born thinking that everyone knew everything? wow. you'll do well in life.

^_^

[rjulyanto]

@joeleb pardon me for not understanding that not all people are born to "get it" in which you're clearly not.

so glad i'm fucking retard little miss know-it-all douche.

merry christmas, too...dickhead.

[joeleb]

@dhezballah fuck yeah! me either, bro. looks like it would take some time to understand it, opposed to just a video... but that's just me. i cant decipher working gears/mechanisms just by looking at them. i think @richlaue can, though. good for her!

[joeleb]

@rjulyanto there is nothing "shallow" about my comment. you need to check the definition of "shallow", little miss know-it-all.

yes. i created the word FUCK to stand the tests of time. shut up, you fucking retard. i could care less about your shamefully written book, because it was written by someone who matters not at all in every day life. and your attempt at a come-back makes you look even stupider. all i wanted to communicate was that

"i dont get it".

merry christmas, douche.

[joeleb]

@richlaue i think you need to re-read my immense comment one more time, without any heads up your ass. all i asked was "what the fuck?", aka : i dont get it. good thing you're here to do all the ecksplaynin's!! clearly they had to know math and astronomy. also, it's even MORE clear that i dont understand it. do you often pick fights with 12 year olds, to determine who is the strongest? and come pick fights with people who know nothing about "ancient astrological watches" online too?