Hasta La Ideas

pThis is so freakin’ rad: The A HREF=”http://mytechnologyworld9.blogspot.com/2010/08/complicated-mechanisms-explained-in.html” World of Technology blog has posted a series of GIFs/A showing how common mechanical mechanisms work. I’m in awe of whatever genius developed the Maltese Cross mechanism, which turns smooth circular motion into segmented second-hand motion for clocks:/p

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pI have no idea what a Constant Velocity Joint really does, but I can’t stop staring at it:/p

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pThen there’s the crazy bi-level elevator that loads shells and gunpowder, separately, into enormous battleship guns:/p

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pAnd for the first time, I finally understand how a sewing machine works (though admittedly this one took me the longest to grasp):/p

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pIf anyone out there is qualified and so inclined, we’re begging, begging you to produce a series of GIFs that show industrial design production methods. I think something simple that showed stamping, blow molding, vacuum forming, et cetera, would go a long way./p

pvia A HREF=”http://kottke.org/10/08/how-machines-work” kottke/Abr /
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