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Design and Tinkering

Listen to the sound of rain falling—anytime, anywhere.

Art and science meet in a tube of mirrors.

by Ryoko • January 21, 2020

At first glance, the giant see-through-erector-set-like structure seems to be a realization of one of Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical inventions.

Delight in the purported nonsense machines of Maywa Denki.

Experience the magic of toy- and puppetmaker Hernán Lira.

A stop-motion animation is made of many pictures, each slightly different from the last.

Quick-changing views create the illusion of motion.

Turn the crank and add to the tally kept by this whimsical counter.

Try building these circuits found in everyday objects.

A mechanical object may seem alive if it responds to you.

Compress layers of sediment to see geologic features in real time.

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