Dave’s Marble Machine

Watching Dave’s Marble Machine – a strange contraption of cogs, pipes, wooden chains, hypnowheels and carved body parts that ends in a marble-spitting, mustachioed gentleman’s face – is a pleasant way to relax after the spiral of anticipation and disappointment engendered by yet another iffy UMPC. [via The Automata Blog]

1. [HeatherB]

   Obviously it’s a machine built by a communist. The Lenin face silently spits out the mindless marbles that are lost and all look the same. The hands methodically clap as the wooden cogs all work together to keep the machine moving. And as you stare at the hypnotic wheel you’re convinced that everything is going to be okay, even though there is no reason to feel that way.
   Clever indeed.

2. [Thinkerer]

   @HeatherB, are you sure that this isn’t the world economy?

3. [MarkM]

   Want.