Marble Machine Subculture

Molin previously told wired the project was directly inspired by the existing marble machine subculture i stumbled over the marble machine culture it s a whole subculture and was always.

Marble machine subculture.

Art james served as host and johnny gilbert was the announcer. But as it turns out it s even more fun to watch an automated machine that plays with marbles. 100mm x 100mm base. In the end it took two years beginning with 3d software designs.

Marble machines are complicated but useless pieces of toy machinery that automate the process of playing with marbles. This automation could in theory lead to gains in productivity as people are now freed up to pursue more productive goals. The 33 year old was inspired to build his machine after visiting a museum with mechanical instruments in utrecht netherlands. Molin is able to make it play bass percussion and a vibraphone using a series of levers that direct the rolling marbles where he wants them.

The magnificent marble machine was an american television game show that featured a giant pinball machine as its centerpiece. 9 32 inch stainless steel ball. The program premiered on nbc on july 7 1975 at 12 00 pm et replacing the short lived game show blank check.