Feb 25 2010Awesome: The Perpetual Domino Machine
The Ouroborus Domino Machine was created by Karl Lautman and knocks over and picks up dominoes all by itself -- with magic! It's really therapeutic to see. Like watching two children beat each other in the head with plastic bats. But with less cheering and betting.
Ouroborus Domino sculpture rebuilds itself [slipperybrick]
Thanks to Melissa, who had one of those little Domino Rally cars that set up the blocks for you. That's called cheating, Melissa. Not as bad as this, but close.
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Reader Comments
1. Yorkiebar - February 25, 2010 12:44 PM
Nice. I should start making shit like this
2. Jaja - February 25, 2010 12:44 PM
FAKE!
3. om3ga - February 25, 2010 12:45 PM
dominoes are fuckin sweet. somalian pirates and colombian drug smugglers play D O M I N O E S
4. Alex - February 25, 2010 12:45 PM
FIRST!
5. JJDeal - February 25, 2010 12:50 PM
My mind has been blown, just like your mom did to my other head
6. GiNA - February 25, 2010 12:53 PM
one of the best games to sit, drink, and play.
7. naas - February 25, 2010 12:57 PM
Dominos pizza needs to know about this
8. 5tella - February 25, 2010 12:57 PM
This strengthens my belief that Hogwarts exists.
9. Liquid Tension - February 25, 2010 12:58 PM
i can watch this all day, i want one.
10. blueZorro - February 25, 2010 12:59 PM
Witchcraft! And what happens if you remove one?
11. Pat - February 25, 2010 1:17 PM
That just blew my mind.
12. atheistgirl - February 25, 2010 1:19 PM
WOOOW!
That is fantastic! I sooo want one.
13. Closet Nerd - February 25, 2010 1:27 PM
I could get stoned and watch this all day..... or not
14. naas - February 25, 2010 1:29 PM
ironically, I"m looking at a domino's pizza ad as I type this. Clearly they're behind this
15. 24-bit whore of raging anger - February 25, 2010 1:33 PM
@10 it doesn't work then dicky floptarts. what a dumb question
16. jakerocks! - February 25, 2010 2:37 PM
thought it was gonna be a lot cooler than that. And for some reason, less noisy.
17. Eternal - February 25, 2010 4:20 PM
It's not perpetual at all. The dominos get set up faster than they fall down, so they catch up with the falling ones and it stops. It would be much cooler if they were the same speed so it lasts longer than 12 seconds.
18. emptyaddy - February 25, 2010 6:22 PM
Really, no one mentioned programmed magnetic currents?
19. 5tella - February 25, 2010 7:57 PM
It's magic. OK?
20. SB - February 26, 2010 2:27 PM
Now, this is a couple of children with plastic bats beating on each other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnXh3XR9zyM
21. tc - February 26, 2010 7:44 PM
Could someone please record "I get knocked down but I get up again" by Chumbawamba as a soundover ?