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Jenga Pistol

March 9, 2009 @ 4:34 pm

Matthias Wandel is back at it with his wooden inventions, this time unveiling a nifty device he calls the Jenga Pistol. The Jenga Pistol can shoot Jenga blocks out from the Jenga tower so quickly that the layer of blocks … Continue reading →

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Wooden combination lock shows you how it works

April 21, 2008 @ 12:45 pm

Matthias Wandel, the genius behind the previously posted binary marble adding machine has once again amazed me with his outstanding woodwork. In the video above, you can see Wandel’s wooden combination lock. He explains the details of how the lock … Continue reading →

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Binary marble adding machine (or MATH WITH MARBLES)

April 1, 2008 @ 4:03 pm

The Binary Marble Adding Machine by Matthias Wandel is just extraordinary. It’s a simple 6-bit calculator that’s completely analog, meaning that the entire thing is made of wood and is activated by marbles! There are no actual computer parts to … Continue reading →

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