Jul 31 2008Amazing: Wooden Mechanical Motion Machine
This is a video of an all wooden machine made by a 70-year old man named Del who may or may not be Santa Claus. It contains absolutely no metal whatsoever and displays virtually ever method of mechanical motion, all in a single machine. Sure it doesn't actually do anything, but who cares, it's freaking awesome. Santa even used a variety of different wood to make the thing, including: maple, black walnut, pine, oak, cherry, hickory, and morning. Well done! I've been good this year Santa, and I'm thinking this is what I want for Christmas. And, if it's not too much trouble, one of your female elves. Pointier the ears, the better.
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Thanks Skyler, now let's build one out of marshmallows.
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Reader Comments
1. Ryan - July 31, 2008 10:51 AM
F1RST THIS RULEZ!!!
OMFG, IS THAT HOW SANTA MAKES PRESENTZ???!
2. Weee - July 31, 2008 10:51 AM
SANTA CLAUS!
3. Julia - July 31, 2008 10:52 AM
OMFG ITZ SANTA!!!1111
4. Ryan - July 31, 2008 10:54 AM
I THINK I HEAR SOMETHING...
ITZ SANTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/12/18/funny-pictures-i-tink-i-hear-santa/
5. Julian - July 31, 2008 11:11 AM
WHY IS EVERYONE WRITING IN CAPZ? . . . WHAT??. . . SANTA?? . . . ZOMG, ROFLCOPTER, OMGWTFBBQ!!!
6. SmokingGirl - July 31, 2008 11:23 AM
Why is everyone typing in caps?
And the man did look a bit like the Santa that society has made up.
7. Plixtle - July 31, 2008 11:32 AM
Well why not just suck the Xmas fun out of the post, why don'tcha? IT'S SANTA!! OMGWTFLOLZ!!
8. nicobbg - July 31, 2008 11:33 AM
Mouarf! is this a time machine or a f***ing gate to the underworld?
9. piratz - July 31, 2008 11:35 AM
This is awesome!! Grampas building projects and youtubing!! Del's an amazing carpenter...I want him to make me furniture. Heh!
10. Momboelitist - July 31, 2008 11:44 AM
It's actually a model of his own brain.
By the way, Del did not invent sliced bread. We covered that months ago.
11. mike - July 31, 2008 12:07 PM
Wow this guy is a master craftsman, and they say old people have nothing to contribute. I bet Del is a genius and i would love to see what else he has made.
12. suzy blue balls - July 31, 2008 12:18 PM
*crank *crank *crank. PWOOP! out pops a present for a child!
oh nevermind thats just a mouse that got stuck in my multi-wooden gears of death.
13. DJ CJ - July 31, 2008 12:21 PM
This is what the ladies used back in the day before they invented the sybian machine.
True story.
14. Amy - July 31, 2008 12:28 PM
lol, morning wood... was I the only one who caught that?
15. Fisrt!!! - July 31, 2008 12:43 PM
"if it's not too much trouble, one of your female elves. Pointier the ears, the better."
He's going to dress her up as zelda and rape her, isn't he.
16. CB - July 31, 2008 2:59 PM
Finally, something we can battle the machines with when they take over...
17. paranoia7 - July 31, 2008 5:01 PM
holy crap that's amazing. those chains must have been a bitch to make...
18. chosetec - July 31, 2008 5:43 PM
pshh. it's not made out of paper
jk it's really cool.
WANT
19. SomeGeek - July 31, 2008 5:46 PM
He is wheezing.
20. Nacon - July 31, 2008 5:47 PM
If he was able to crank that machine fast enough, he could set his machine on fire from wood frictions in motion.
21. NastyBedazzler - July 31, 2008 8:10 PM
I wish he was my grandpa... and had a vagina so we could have sex and not be gay. It'd still be incest but I'm cool with that.
22. AJ Kutchaw - July 31, 2008 11:20 PM
Reminds me of a wooden version of Athur Gansons sculptures- a kinetic artist bigwig in the art world. He makes artichoke petals walk, chairs explode and re-congregate, babies float creepily, and other crazy stuffs. His site can be found here:
http://arthurganson.com/pages/Sculptures.html
I personally enjoy "machine with wishbone", as there's nothing cuter than a little wishbone carrying a huge wheel behind it in such a somber walk.
23. Eva - August 1, 2008 9:43 AM
I don't know why I want one.
24. Coween - August 1, 2008 12:31 PM
that guy had some awesome suspenders!
25. Bob - August 4, 2008 1:07 AM
This proves that Del, IS IN FACT, a funkee homosapien.
26. Hari Michaelson - December 2, 2008 8:42 AM
OMG! It's Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys in 20 years!