Marble machines are the kind of useless mechanisms that everybody loves. Their sole purpose is to route marbles through different paths for your viewing pleasure. They can be extremely complicated ...

Last year, artist and musician Martin Molin of the Swedish band Wintergatan shared the results of his mechanical labor of love with the online community – the Musical Marble Machine. A captivating ...

One might think finding a small marble that rolled underneath a couch a challenging task. But for Humboldt County marble enthusiasts participating in a marble hunt spanning numerous continents that ...

Inspired by the enormous marble music machines from the staggeringly talented [Wintergatan] and the marble run builds by [Daniel de Bruin], [Ivan Miranda] has been busy again building a largely 3D ...

Back in 2016, we featured a stunning wooden machine that employed falling steel marbles to play a merry tune. As plans are drawn up for a new version, its builder has looked back to the designs of ...

I blame the board game Mouse Trap for my fascination with marbles and Rube Goldberg devices. Marbles, dominoes — the kinds of fun that require a complicated setup. Planning. Precision. Engineering. If ...

If the Gunnison County commissioners wanted to reapprove ATV use on County Road 3 near Marble, they would have during their meeting last week. The agenda even included a blank form of the resolution ...

Facebook group Gorge Glass of the Finger Lakes hides marbles so they can be found and kept. %22I%27d never really considered them a thing something that people would ...

Following the launch of great new additions this year like a music Sequencer, Shops toy, and much more, Pok Pok Playroom for kids has received another major update today. Marble Machine is now ...

“Our participation [in Milan Design Week] has a romantic origin,” says Eleni Petaloti, one half of New York and Athens-based Objects of Common Interest. “I always complain about us Greeks not being ...

NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with Martin Molin, creator of the marble machine, on Weekend Edition Sunday. You can hear their conversation at the audio link. The "Marble Machine" is a musical instrument ...

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