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How does Joseph Herscher make mind-blowing Rube Goldberg machines?

"If there is an easy way to get from point a to point b, Joseph Herscher isn’t going to take that route when he is building a Rube Goldberg machine. The contraptions are purposely designed to complete a simple task in the most roundabout way possible. Remember the Mouse Trap game? That’s a small-scale Rube Goldberg machine. The machines Herscher constructs are much more elaborate. Some feed him. Others slather him with sunscreen, or slip him into bed. One lesson Joseph Herscher has learned from creating these intricate machines—you’ve got to be willing to fail to succeed. "

How to Make a Continuous Marble Loop

Designer Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks runs created a marble run that is in a continuous loop. This is an expansion on his original marble run he created. "Expanding my marble run system to include an Elevator, so it can run continuously, and an Alternator module, which routes incoming balls in alternating directions. You can turn on captions for some commentary on the build.  

Professional Rock Balancer Makes the Impossible, Possible

"Michael Grab's mind-bending rock formations aren't held together by glue or steel rods. Shockingly, his rock piles are stacked using only the laws of gravity. Michael's rock formations have taken the internet by storm, and brought an even greater attention to rock balancing. Find out just how Michael makes the seemingly impossible, possible. "

What can you make with corn? What meals have been made with corn in China’s Sichuan Province for generations? In this Li Ziqi video, “a tiny seed of corn, sprouts, grows, and gets reaped, and eventually becomes corn buns, steamed ‘wotou‘, and cornflakes.” Li Ziqi‘s popular YouTube Channel depicts pastoral life in the mountains and forests of Northern China’s Pingwu County. In each video, she creates needed items and cooks time-honored meals, “often from basic ingredients and tools using traditional Chinese techniques.” Her channel playlists are arranged by the seasons. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.  (From The Kids Should See This)

"Spiders are famous for their strong and elastic webs, but there’s more to learn about the variety of ways that spiders use these strands of protein and the different kinds they produce. In this Science Friday video, Cheryl Hayashi, curator of comparative biology at the American Museum of Natural History, shares her work studying the evolution of spiders and spider silk. Get a tour of the architecture that goes into an orb-weaving spider‘s web and see the creatures Hayashi keeps in her lab." (From The Kids Should See This)