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DoodleJump!

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A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« on: August 08, 2009, 12:45:34 AM »
I find this extremely captivating. A machine that constantly almost falls over: http://vimeo.com/1609126
I found this website on Brian Selznick's website, which contains a trove of interesting web oddities. http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_brian_weirdsites.htm
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Re: A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2009, 01:47:27 AM »
I saw this a while ago. Still love it. So absurd but elegant at the same time.
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Re: A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2009, 12:33:06 PM »
I find it disturbing.  Like some 19th-century torture room.
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Re: A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2009, 06:25:01 PM »
This brings out an OCD in me I wasn't fully aware of. I have the urge to run into that video and kick them all down onto the ground. JUST GO OVER!

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Re: A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2009, 06:33:24 PM »
This brings out an OCD in me I wasn't fully aware of. I have the urge to run into that video and kick them all down onto the ground. JUST GO OVER!

Me too! So frustrating.

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Re: A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2009, 08:33:11 PM »
Eventually all those hammer impacts are going to weaken that flimsy-looking wood, and then we'll see who's not falling over, chump.
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Re: A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2009, 12:13:39 AM »
It's almost maddening to watch.
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Re: A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2009, 11:08:54 AM »
Bah, it's just reinventing Weeble technology.

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Re: A Machine that Constantly Almost Falls Over
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2009, 01:11:18 PM »
This brings out an OCD in me I wasn't fully aware of. I have the urge to run into that video and kick them all down onto the ground. JUST GO OVER!

Me too! So frustrating.