gears – Geeks out of the box

By Geeks out of the Box November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

The New MIT Museum

Some impressions from the new MIT museum. We had actually hoped to do the high-speed, multiple exposure imaging of water droplets and balloon popping to investigate fluid dynamics — something … Continue reading The New MIT Museum

By Geeks out of the Box April 12, 2021May 14, 2021

Lego Power Experiments

Thanks to the amazing Brick Experiment Channel, Simon has been hooked on experimenting with Lego gears to create a number of crazy aggregates, like a paper ribbler: The biggest project … Continue reading Lego Power Experiments

By Geeks out of the Box January 20, 2021May 15, 2021

Gears Turning at the Speed of Light?

Simon’s latest obsession is assembling gears so that they speed up exponentially. He has been inspired by this creator from Finland called Brick Experiment Channel, especially this presentation visualizing Googol … Continue reading Gears Turning at the Speed of Light?

By Geeks out of the Box March 28, 2019

How do 3 gear work?

Mesmerised by the 3D printed gears on Numberphile: “If you move two of these, the third one appears to be hovering in mid-air!”, Simon made a similar construction of his … Continue reading How do 3 gear work?