Posted on 12/07/2018 12:33:56 PM PST by sodpoodle
The Swiss had/have some genius mechanical engineers and craftsmen.
Swiss-made watches are still among the best today.
A 240-year-old doll; you have never seen anything like this before.
Truly Amazing...
Watch the doll's eyes as he writes with a pen on the paper.
Yes, it is 240 years old.
This video will fascinate just about all the engineers, artists, clockmakers, doll makers, computer programmers, want-to-be inventors, or basically anyone out there that likes to tinker. This is far more than tinkering.
When you view this, think computers. Enjoy. It is truly amazing and remember, this was built in the 1770s.
You should check out the mechanical swan.
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And do remember that what you’re looking at was owned by the 1% of the 1% back 200+ years ago, and financed on the backs of the serfs.
People whine and complain about how unfair ‘capitalism’ is, all the while conveniently forgetting how much worse monarchism, feudalism, and all the other isms are.
Indeed. It's such a mastery of several disciplines that it transcends craftsmanship, artistry, and engineering into a category all its own.
"She was."
I’m not sure I understand your comment.
The automaton was invented by Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Dzos in the 18th century - likely a self employed entrepreneur.
The ‘boy’ can now be found in the Muse d’Art et D’histoire of Neuchtel, Switzerland
Sorry, I must have been mistaken in this case. I was thinking more along the lines of the swan, Faberge eggs, that sort of thing.
BTW: The swan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Swan_(automaton)
I’m just more than a bit irritated these days at how eager our friendly ‘elites’ across the pond seem to be to plunge us into a new dark ages. If they want to go back to the 14th century, perhaps they should just build a time machine and go there themselves, or maybe just move to KSA. Same difference.
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From your comment, it’s clear you watched the whole video;) Amazing isn’t it? Dipping the pen and the eye movement - what a brilliant man for his time.
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So totally cool!! Thanks for sharing this!
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Another thing Kathy Griffin screwed up.
Just sayin’.
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Just sayin’.
??? I googled the doll photo and it said Seinfeld's mom. I still don't get it.
I try to stay up on 20th Century allusions but television is a weak subject for me. What the heck are you referring to?
Oh, I never could force myself to watch leftist tripe such as Seinfeld.
I think I observed what I’ll call one “discrepancy”. As the boy writes, his pen hand stays stationary except for the motion involved in writing the appropriate letter. Then, rather than his hand and pen moving to the right to make the next letter, the paper and desktop shift one space to the left; and so on until a line of text is completed. His hand is not writing across the page, per se. The paper moves to the left as he writes each letter. FWIW.
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