Machines that almost fall over
I could watch this for hours. Possibly.
(, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 22:57, Reply)
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)
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)
Another pendant woke up today
Wouldn't even STAND on Jupiter.
timbo (poking his *** with a toothpick)
(, Sun 12 Oct 2008, 13:42, Reply)
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)
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)
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)
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 won't seem so clever..
when littlebigplanet comes out soon. :)
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 1:36,
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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.
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Spunk Murphy Tchaikovsky is a synonym for fanny, apparently, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 1:38,
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"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)
I'm not sure I get it
They don't come remotely close to falling over
(, Fri 10 Oct 2008, 15:51, Reply)
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)
I think they're cool, but...
... I laffed out loud at the chap's name.
Can't-Topple-loss.
Well. Made me smile.
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Skotzmun Blah blah secret passage blah blah diamonds., Fri 10 Oct 2008, 16:24,
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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)
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?
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Black Moon Not cracked, I'm all up to be., Sat 11 Oct 2008, 2:32,
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apparently...
...just after the video stops they all fall over.
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yes yes yes man oi mate, someone's writtten 'bum' on your neck, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 12:39,
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Needs more
Any b3tans near this that could stealthily attach exploding caps?
(, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 13:58, Reply)
This is sooo...
annoying,...just fall over you bastards...
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has two cups and one chick, Sat 11 Oct 2008, 20:49,
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