Hello,
I’m posting to inform you about the finishing of our metaphor machines. My other Metaphor Machine post was posted around halfway through the process, you can read about what this project is about here.
In this post, it’s about our work we did, and the final product. At the very beginning we began building with the frame of the whole machine, which was a wooden structure with 4 floors,

Now that we had that, we could begin planning and building each metaphor piece. The first one we made was the bottle and funnel water feature, which you see below.

Next, we started on the second floor. We were running a bit behind on that part, so I took it home and finished it for the next day. As you see below, there are two sets of tracks, one for a rolling gear, and another for a ball. It’s set off when water dumps into a small cup and bumps the gear.

https://youtu.be/0lbVZuWI4N0

Next, the bottom and 3rd floor were built. The 3rd floor had a ramp the ball from the second floor rolls down, and then it hits a map of japan. The map then unrolls and tilts a scale on the bottom floor which slides an alka-seltzer into a cup of green water.
Here are a few pictures and video of the final machine:

 

And, while we were doing that, we also had to make a video on the process, Crane Brinton’s theory, the Meiji restoration, and also show a Steampunk aesthetic. We have a lot of information to cover, so our video is long, but it will keep your attention and teach you well, I guarantee it.

See y’all later,

Thanks for reading.