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Re:John Muir's Alarm Clock Desk by tkgally on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:38AM (#32466871)
The intricate mechanism for playful purposes reminds me of Japanese karakuri dolls [1]. Some videos are at [2, 3, 4].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakuri_puppet

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgIDStgaybc

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDVB2GLdxzE&t=254s

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es9KzLwABm0

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Re:John Muir's Alarm Clock Desk by 082349872349872 on Monday August 15, 2022 @06:46AM (#32468047)
I love the meta-からくり, where the small doll "cranks" the larger one. Alan Kay eat your heart out!
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