I wonder if he used math to figure out the perfect fulcrum points or if he just tinkered with it til it was perfect.
Is lego even built in base ten? And then clocks are in base 6ish and oh jesus what a pain in the ass!
The motor speed must be adjustable on the chain, otherwise that would probably be the hardest part.
God what an awesome project! And how ironic that he built a time measuring device with toys that children use to waste time. So cool!
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I wonder if he used math to figure out the perfect fulcrum points or if he just tinkered with it til it was perfect.
Is lego even built in base ten? And then clocks are in base 6ish and oh jesus what a pain in the ass!
The motor speed must be adjustable on the chain, otherwise that would probably be the hardest part.
God what an awesome project! And how ironic that he built a time measuring device with toys that children use to waste time. So cool!
Posted by: DrunktankDan | Feb 1, 2013 4:21:48 PM
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