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THIS MECHANICAL LEGO SOLAR SYSTEM ACTUALLY TRACKS PLANETARY ORBITS WITH 99.8% ACCURACY
yankodesign.com ^
| 08/01/2022
| SARANG SHETH
Posted on 08/02/2022 8:11:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
08/02/2022 8:11:07 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Well, it sure beats my crappy old Leggo nuclear reactor.
To: BenLurkin
![](https://img.theculturetrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/antikythera_mechanism_montage.jpg)
The Antkythera Mechanism found in the waters near Greece is believed to have been created by Archimedes . It did a great job of replacating phases of the moon etc.
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posted on
08/02/2022 8:26:46 PM PDT
by
Nateman
(If Mohammad was not the Anti Christ he definitely comes in as a strong second..)
To: BenLurkin
If only they had adopted Ptolemy’s method. It would have looked more interesting and they might have been able to get that last 0.2%.
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/02/2022 9:00:10 PM PDT
by
algore
To: BenLurkin
Right off the bat, it’s not to scale, therefore not accurate.
To: BenLurkin
These elaborate Lego projects are impressive, but they sure don’t look anything like the Lego blocks I remember from childhood. Let’s see them make a movable solar system from Lincoln Logs.
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posted on
08/02/2022 9:14:00 PM PDT
by
Blurb2350
(posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
To: SunkenCiv; Nateman
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posted on
08/02/2022 11:23:30 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: Gene Eric
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posted on
08/03/2022 12:22:11 AM PDT
by
Nateman
(If Mohammad was not the Anti Christ he definitely comes in as a strong second..)
To: Gene Eric
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:15:40 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Interesting angle in this thread.
![](https://i.imgur.com/eRHYOoK.png)
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:17:56 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:37:28 AM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: who_would_fardels_bear
Nerd humor only a few of us 🤣
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:50:43 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
To: who_would_fardels_bear
Nerd humor only a few of us get.🤣
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:51:54 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/03/2022 5:11:39 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
To: who_would_fardels_bear
Are you talking about one of these...
Shadow Clock 306–30 B.C. Ptolemaic Period
That looks like it would take a licking, all right.
And with the side benefit that you could chuck it at looters during a solar eclipse!
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posted on
08/03/2022 5:16:25 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
To: mewzilla
This is the modern micro-technology equivalent. More portable, but not as effective in hand to hand combat:
Nomos Sun Dial
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
That is a damned impressive Orrey. Funny, I’ve been looking at buying a Tellurian recently. Wish I had the parts for this though.
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posted on
08/03/2022 9:22:56 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
To: BenLurkin
I kind of like this too...
Tellurium Mantle Clock.
It has Westminister chimes, and will track relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon accurately over time. Also doubles as a calendar. Kinda pricy, but very cool. Would love to see a full Orrey built as a clock like this. All of the ones I've found on line simply show the relative motions, but I'd like one that did it in real time. Saturn would take 29 years to make an orbit, but I would think that would be a feature.
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posted on
08/03/2022 12:59:57 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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