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cardboard mechanics



we typically associate mechanics with heavy metals, but four students at the utrecht school of art and
technology decided to take a different approach and built a complex machine using cardboard.
saskia freeke, fin kingma, davy jacobs and sonja van vuure worked out a series of small mechanical
interactions ranging from levers and gears, to a spinning display made using only cardboard. the piece
is propelled by a small motor and each section is linked to the next, enabling all the elements to be in
motion at once.

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nate db
06.23.10  
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neat machine, but the end result was kind of underwhelming... or did I miss something?
mogwai   06.23.10
I thought it was great that someone had made this! maybe there could be a different application for it in this recyclable world that we are moving towards!
Pinar   06.23.10
Hope they have fire insurance!
Matty W   06.24.10
@ Matty W, or Flood.
yo Ho, Yo Ho   06.24.10
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