Top 10 mechanical curiosities from the archives

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Pneumatic mail systems

#9

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The Rolamite

#8

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The Antikythera Device

#7

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Bobbing naval generator runs “eternally” on ocean’s heat

#6

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Pneumatic antenna launcher

#5

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Heron’s fountain

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The rolleron

#3

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Clock self-winds from daily temperature changes

#2

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Ferguson’s “mechanical paradox”

#1

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Unpowered mechanical gate opener

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