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This is a link post Machines that almost fall over
I could watch this for hours. Possibly.
(, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 22:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post nice installation

(, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 23:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post Macro...
...Biotic!
(, Sun 12 Oct 2008, 12:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post i know i need sleep
when i laugh my head off at this
(, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 23:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post Would they fall over...
...on the moon?
(, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 0:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post falling in love again
never wanted to
what am i to do
i cant help it...

(depends how far close to the tip-over point they are set ide imagine)
(, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 0:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post Most probably
Lateral force created by the hammer is a simple f=mv. Downward force is a function of gravity. Reduce the gravity and I'm pretty certain the machines would tip.

Analogously, if these were on the surface of Jupiter I'd imagine they wouldn't even tremble.
(, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 14:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post hate to be a pendant
f = ma
and momentum = mv
(, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 17:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post Another pendant woke up today
Wouldn't even STAND on Jupiter.

timbo (poking his *** with a toothpick)
(, Sun 12 Oct 2008, 13:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Jupiter
has a surface?
(, Sun 12 Oct 2008, 22:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post but you forget
it's also gravity what accelerates the hammers. If dropped from the same position, they'll hit the board with less momentum.
(, Mon 13 Oct 2008, 3:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post I don't think so.
The gravitational force pulling the hammer down would be weaker, thus the momentum of the hammer would be less on the moon than on earth. As a result, the wood would receive a lower lateral push. The gravity holding the base down would, correspondingly, be weaker, so the wood would move just as far as on earth. It would just take longer.

On jupiter, the gravitational force would be so large that I imagine the wood would split with the vicious thump from the hammer. If the wood was theoretically strong enough, it would move in the same way, only much much faster.
(, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 16:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yes.
I agree. The only force both trying to upset the equilibrium and keeping it in place is gravity. If perhaps it was a spring pulled back to hit it, then it would probably fall over on the moon.
(, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 22:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post But......
The wood has a large surface area, and therefore considerable drag through the air, which will limit the amount of forward movement when the hammer hits, the atmosphere is very much thinner on the moon, so the effect of the surface area on the wood will be very minimal, thus it may fall over.
(, Tue 14 Oct 2008, 0:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post This is genius!

(, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 1:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post this won't seem so clever..
when littlebigplanet comes out soon. :)
(, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 1:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post I don't get it.

(, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 3:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post Making something like that for a laugh is all well and good...
But judging from the setting, that looks like Ort, which is like art but a lot more pretentious and a much more pointless.

Maybe I've taken the wrong end of the stick here though.
(, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 1:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post "like art but a lot more pretentious and a much more pointless"
What the hell, you just defined art.
I like it, btw.
(, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 15:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm not sure I get it
They don't come remotely close to falling over
(, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 15:51, , Reply)
This is a normal post Topple
No, they don't come close to falling over. But this may explain the strange bumps in the night I've been hearing of late.
Imagine living next door to this bloke as he worked it out!
(, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 2:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post I think they're cool, but...
... I laffed out loud at the chap's name.

Can't-Topple-loss.

Well. Made me smile.
(, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 16:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Mind boggling
Why would somebody go to the trouble of making something NEARLY fall over?

It's just so random!
(, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 17:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post What happens when......
...the area of wood that the hammer is impacting on becomes flattened so much that the centre of gravity changes slightly but enough, ultimately leading to there being more weight on the "outside"?

Silly question really.

Or is it?
(, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 2:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post apparently...
...just after the video stops they all fall over.
(, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 12:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post Needs more
Any b3tans near this that could stealthily attach exploding caps?
(, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 13:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post This is sooo...
annoying,...just fall over you bastards...
(, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 20:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post yup!!
i agree!
(, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 1:48, , Reply)