I’m a fan of orreries. These little models of our planetary bodies and orbits are truly fascinating and have captured my mind ever since I saw the big mechanical one featured in the movie The Dark Crystal. Give me any orrery and I’m happy. Big mechanical ones, tiny electronic ones, I don’t care. The Illusionmanager […]
A multitude of materials lend themselves to creating these mechanical orreries
Watch this Jim Henson inspired solar system as it rotates, glows, and spews flames.
This year at Maker Faire Bay Area, you’ll have a chance to experience a unique view of the heavenly bodies. Stand as celestial being, a giant observing the solar system, feeling the heat from the flaming star on your face while the planets spin and twist around you. Celestial Mechanica, a 40 foot wide, 16 […]
