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Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
Pinbowl Chaos Generator
| Location: Robo Games |
A large polycarbonate dish 3 feet in diameter contains 4 bumpers, 3 Neon/Argon rings, and 1 to 3 pinballs. When activated, the bumpers begin energizing, sending balls careening and colliding with each other and triggering the gas tubes and creating a cacophony of light and sound. They eventually lose momentum, roll back down to the bottom, only to be sent on their way once again by the bumpers. This gives a glimpse of the chaos theory and Brownian motion, besides being a spectacle that is hard to take your eyes off.
Web site: http://neptunebeachamusementmuseum.org/ppexpo/physicsOfPinball.html
Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science
Tags: pinball+science kinetic+art chaos pinball interactive
About the Maker(s)
Pacific Pinball Museum
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Pacific Pinball Museum's mission is to inspire an interest in science, art and history through pinball. Michael Schiess, a multimedia artist, runs the Lucky Ju Ju Pinball/Art Gallery in Alameda. He is currently a freelance museum technician for the Exploratorium and Chabot Space and Science Center.
http://www.ujuju.com
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