7 Kinetic Sculptures in Lego

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  • čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
  • 7 Lego sculptures in which movement is a basic element. 6 out of 7 are motor-powered. Kinetic art. Enjoy!
    0:00 Zylo
    0:12 Hyperboloid Spinner
    0:35 Contra-Rotating Beams
    0:59 Driving Ring
    1:30 Tower Curves
    2:04 Hoberman Linkage
    2:33 Wave Machine
    3:25 ALL KINETIC SCULPTURES on a table
    Thanks to diamabolo, David C. Roy, aeh5040 and Yoshihito ISOGAWA for the inspiration.
    Zylo is based on a wooden kinetic sculpture by David C. Roy.
    Hyperboloid Spinner is by diamabolo.
    Contra-Rotating Beams idea is from diamabolo, but I used unmodified Lego gears, whereas the original had a hole drilled into a 40-tooth gear.
    Tower Curves idea is from aeh5040, but I used different waves and gearing.
    Driving Ring idea is from Yoshihito ISOGAWA's "Cycling", but I used a big droid wheel.
    Hoberman Linkage is by diamabolo.
    Wave Machine is by diamabolo with a few modifications.
    @diamabolo
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Komentáře • 873

  • @Flynn217something
    @Flynn217something Před rokem +4945

    I can only imagine how cool these would be as permanent desk sculptures if you could get a silent motor to drive them with nothing but the quiet steady clicking of some of the mechanisms.

    • @SamGamll
      @SamGamll Před rokem +283

      having a vibration absorbing mat on the table would go some way to reduce a fair bit of the noise I'd imagine

    • @8bits59
      @8bits59 Před rokem +368

      ​@@SamGamlllego is by its nature pretty sloppy in tolerance, so a lot of what you hear is actually plastic on plastic chatter from the gears. The motors are actually brushless for the most part, but they drive their output through cheap little ABS gear trains that make lots of gear noise.

    • @niko5008
      @niko5008 Před rokem +38

      ​@@8bits59 what would happen if you just grab a non lego motor?

    • @memesarekeem
      @memesarekeem Před rokem +329

      @@niko5008 it would explode and everyone would die

    • @CrineCritter
      @CrineCritter Před rokem +13

      @@memesarekeem 👺👹

  • @IceBotYT
    @IceBotYT Před rokem +2383

    Babe wake up a new BEC video just dropped

  • @Roger44477
    @Roger44477 Před rokem +676

    My grand-uncle was an architect who loved to build mechanical contraptions out of wood as a hobby. He had made many of these same sculptures by hand with hand-cranks over the years and they were some of my favorite toys growing up

    • @VinRocks
      @VinRocks Před rokem +10

      your grand uncle sounds like one nifty guy

    • @joecola6487
      @joecola6487 Před rokem +3

      Today , you can be an architect without knowing how to use a hammer . I know this personally .

  • @Lightning213
    @Lightning213 Před rokem +2300

    It doesn’t matter how old you are, LEGO constructions keep fascinating you again and again.

    • @corncobjohnsonreal
      @corncobjohnsonreal Před rokem +6

      I agree but if you're like 14 you're too old

    • @Markeplier23
      @Markeplier23 Před rokem +7

      Unless your 100

    • @Lightning213
      @Lightning213 Před rokem +6

      @@BringerOfDearth I, too, respecfully disagree.

    • @Lightning213
      @Lightning213 Před rokem +20

      @@Markeplier23 100+ year old people are probably fuming right now.

    • @kadrix732
      @kadrix732 Před rokem +8

      @@corncobjohnsonreal Disrespectfully disagree.

  • @danwood1121
    @danwood1121 Před rokem +794

    That Hoberman linkage with the yellow pieces in the dark looked really striking, very cool!

    • @LostandFoundTravel
      @LostandFoundTravel Před rokem +8

      Huge on the ceiling of a club with black light paint...

    • @penguiin12
      @penguiin12 Před rokem +2

      your opinion is wrong thank you for trying

    • @pharedbrayson4737
      @pharedbrayson4737 Před rokem +12

      @@penguiin12 so is your mom conceiving you, it is wrong

    • @penguiin12
      @penguiin12 Před rokem

      @@pharedbrayson4737 ouch how will i recover from that weird comment

    • @debadityanath4398
      @debadityanath4398 Před rokem +2

      @@pharedbrayson4737 what does that even mean

  • @protreo
    @protreo Před rokem +330

    Tower curves just made me WOW! Thought this was an illusion at first.

    • @althejazzman
      @althejazzman Před 5 měsíci +4

      Whichever direction I saw it from, it still didn't make any sense. How do they not clash with each other?

    • @jasonhake5502
      @jasonhake5502 Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@althejazzmanblack magic

  • @FolloweroftheWay-Jesus
    @FolloweroftheWay-Jesus Před rokem +121

    The tower curves were really mesmerizing

  • @digital_pocket_watch
    @digital_pocket_watch Před rokem +29

    2:58 *Sailin' the Sea o' Blood*

    • @SRobot08
      @SRobot08 Před rokem +4

      Bros in the red sea

    • @UtahShark8798
      @UtahShark8798 Před měsícem +1

      Forget the Dead Sea, we got Red Sea 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

  • @Klaster_1
    @Klaster_1 Před rokem +79

    The wave machine was the coolest, it looked like a fancy wave illustration, but in real life.

  • @OtherworldlyYTP
    @OtherworldlyYTP Před rokem +605

    This man never fails to impress me

    • @bradleyj.fortner2203
      @bradleyj.fortner2203 Před rokem

      Same. This guy built drone out of Lego and it actually flew.
      czcams.com/video/wUVvQk7XLd4/video.html

    • @OtherworldlyYTP
      @OtherworldlyYTP Před rokem +3

      @@bradleyj.fortner2203 yeah Ik. I’ve watched pretty much all of his videos

    • @newtybot
      @newtybot Před rokem +1

      This man always succeeds in impressing me*

    • @Suppenfischeintopf
      @Suppenfischeintopf Před rokem +1

      We know it's a man?

    • @genericgymvlogsph9739
      @genericgymvlogsph9739 Před rokem +3

      @@Suppenfischeintopf If it were a woman.. She'd tell you 😆

  • @Minty1337
    @Minty1337 Před rokem +75

    ironically the Zylo, despite being the simplest, entrances me the most, i know it works and if i follow each linkage i can see how it works, but something about stepping back and looking at it makes that understanding go away

    • @silpheedTandy
      @silpheedTandy Před rokem +5

      it's kind of like the coolest of magic tricks in that way, isn't it? ie still magical in the whole, even if you know how the magic works in the parts

  • @ArrowSwift509
    @ArrowSwift509 Před rokem +54

    The "Tower Curves" and the "Hoberman Linkage" were my favorites. Really nicely done. Can't wait to see more of this!

  • @mokshjoshi212
    @mokshjoshi212 Před rokem +22

    2:18 "HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON "

  • @igxniisan6996
    @igxniisan6996 Před rokem +16

    3:33, the one at the bottom right corner of the screen: why am I here, just to suffer?

  • @youtubeSuckssNow
    @youtubeSuckssNow Před rokem +43

    Theres a lot of stuff you can do with those.
    Honestly using the wave one with marbles on it that fall off the end and get rotated back to the top would be cool

    • @whocares5946
      @whocares5946 Před rokem +3

      I hope you have seen the LEGO great ball contraption videos (GBC)

  • @ThatGadgetMatt
    @ThatGadgetMatt Před rokem +18

    It’s amazing how the tower curves can be perceived like the spinning dancer illusion. I was even able to perceive them moving back and forth instead of spinning in a complete circle in either direction!👁️👁️

  • @quinnobi42
    @quinnobi42 Před rokem +143

    The hoberman linkage was really cool. I wonder if it was designed to do something functional originally.

    • @rebel6301
      @rebel6301 Před rokem +33

      i think it's probably supposed to be used for like camera apertures/shutters

    • @radley1
      @radley1 Před rokem +20

      ​@@poa2.0surface77 get outta here w that 2016 ass joke

    • @alaeriia01
      @alaeriia01 Před rokem +26

      Yes, actually! The Hoberman linkage was developed for scissor lifts, but also was used with the Hoberman Sphere, which is a really cool toy.

    • @aurelien5747
      @aurelien5747 Před rokem +16

      @@poa2.0surface77clearly you don’t identify as a comedian cause that joke was awful

    • @diobrando7214
      @diobrando7214 Před rokem +4

      It is supposed to turn linear motion into radial. It was used for mostly artistic reasons, and for a certain toy

  • @gabrielhoy6790
    @gabrielhoy6790 Před rokem +10

    1:06
    General Grievous, we meet again.... And you're still shorter than I expected.

  • @Ari--d
    @Ari--d Před rokem +13

    3:20
    in soviet russia, ground drives you

  • @xdarin_
    @xdarin_ Před rokem +1

    You never grow out of LEGO, it's just that the way you play with it changes.

  • @columbusplusone
    @columbusplusone Před rokem +1

    the Hoberman linkage on the dark background would be a phenomenal loading screen/cursor

  • @VampirewthBraces
    @VampirewthBraces Před rokem +43

    I'd like to see you building these machines, like your older videos. All the snapping together and testing and such until the machine worked was very relaxing and fun to watch.

  • @nomusicrc
    @nomusicrc Před rokem +8

    This was perfect in every way
    no added music
    showing you different angles
    how they work I love it

  • @nerdy8644
    @nerdy8644 Před 8 měsíci +2

    A moment of silence for the canoe

  • @TheJumiFilm
    @TheJumiFilm Před rokem +1

    So satisfying to look at

  • @Benzinilinguine
    @Benzinilinguine Před rokem +6

    0:28 a very cool set, but some of these pieces cost an arm and a leg.

  • @shame2189
    @shame2189 Před rokem +1

    The wave machine actually did a great job at demonstrating why boats need to be at least a couple of meters long

  • @Quasarbooster
    @Quasarbooster Před rokem +6

    These make me feel like I'm at a museum!

    • @AllenKnutson
      @AllenKnutson Před rokem +2

      Make sure to hit the MIT Museum if you're ever in Boston.
      czcams.com/video/bsAIA7m3840/video.html

  • @Batzoid
    @Batzoid Před rokem +6

    Me at 0:35... He Supports the R.O.C! 🤣

  • @DNAer
    @DNAer Před rokem +5

    Never heard of these things but still fascinated to watch them moving. Great video as always.

  • @phephemigi
    @phephemigi Před 6 měsíci +3

    1:01 One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

  • @pillepolle3122
    @pillepolle3122 Před rokem +6

    I LOVE kinetic sculptures. You must be a genius to create those models!

  • @TheCheat-22
    @TheCheat-22 Před 2 měsíci +1

    no intro no distractions just straight to the point. that’s a w

  • @Mortiis558
    @Mortiis558 Před rokem +6

    All of these are really cool, but the Tower Curves are by far my favorite.

  • @nottinghamly
    @nottinghamly Před 7 měsíci

    very relaxing to watch

  • @jrchannel7405
    @jrchannel7405 Před rokem +2

    2:05 that's trippy as hell @.@

  • @TylerSkovdalStudio
    @TylerSkovdalStudio Před rokem +5

    1:30 I seen this part IRL on personal store

  • @lachlanparker570
    @lachlanparker570 Před rokem

    I am in awe already, and I only just finished watching the first contraption. Thank you. My nerdy engineering mind is loving this...

  • @Tjbilo
    @Tjbilo Před 8 měsíci +5

    -3:13 how is his boat not melting in the lava lake

  • @Alkanaut
    @Alkanaut Před rokem +13

    I would like to see some of these working with more than one motor, to see just how much of an effect it has on speed

  • @brunobucciarati4169
    @brunobucciarati4169 Před rokem +1

    I want to see each of these structures built in such a way that everything that could go wrong would go wrong, and then the process of identifying the issues and fixing them. It would be a cool way of showing common mistakes when making mechanical devices such as these and how to troubleshoot when mechanical things don't function properly.

  • @kevinbreckenridge6729

    I've always loved Legos and still buy myself a set for Christmas every year (I'm 51). With some Lego builds I've seen in the last 10 years I'm convinced we should be shipping them to the moon, you can build anything!

  • @David_____
    @David_____ Před rokem

    The hoberman linkage with some annice led setup would look insane

  • @Holmesy87
    @Holmesy87 Před rokem +1

    That was satisfying to watch

  • @PureRushXevus
    @PureRushXevus Před rokem +4

    1:30 wow that one's so trippy o.O
    2:05 and that one looks like CGI with that black background :P

  • @JazzbLu
    @JazzbLu Před rokem

    I could just watch these over and over!

  • @mattliu227
    @mattliu227 Před rokem

    The Zylo worked really well: ultra satisfying too!

  • @Gorphee
    @Gorphee Před rokem +2

    I could see that last one being a segment in a Great Ball Contraption, it could push through like 10 balls all at once... Very cool stuff as usual.

  • @brd9762
    @brd9762 Před rokem

    What a positively extravagant collection of whatchamacallits, gizmos, and doodads!

  • @caterinagryko1901
    @caterinagryko1901 Před 6 měsíci +1

    The wave invention is 1of the most satisfying machines ever!

  • @JustAPersonWhoComments

    A kinetic sculpture is not just a work of art, it's a masterpiece in motion

  • @How_Many_Monkeys
    @How_Many_Monkeys Před rokem +9

    For the wave machine, could you slightly offset the two sides so that the waves also tilt side to side while moving up and down? You’d have to widen the Center channel the waves are riding in but I think it could look pretty cool

  • @m.w.4508
    @m.w.4508 Před rokem +1

    Skills displayed by the driver at 1:06 are absolutely incredible.

  • @GUNS_jk
    @GUNS_jk Před rokem +1

    Tower Curves really got my head in a spin.

  • @maartenhappel9014
    @maartenhappel9014 Před rokem

    Love the Zylo. Simple, yet fun 🙂

  • @ChristianPoole27
    @ChristianPoole27 Před rokem

    DUDE that Tower Curves one is so satisfying!!😃😃

  • @NUeB_net
    @NUeB_net Před rokem

    More, *PLEASE!* - I could watch such stuff four hours… (seriously)

  • @SimplyTakuma
    @SimplyTakuma Před 8 měsíci

    The tower curves is the most trippy one

  • @its_pheral7403
    @its_pheral7403 Před 6 měsíci +1

    "This is our little brother, Zylo, he doesn't run on a motor but we love him nonetheless."

  • @hollt693
    @hollt693 Před rokem +1

    The Hyperboloid Spinner caught my attention because I made something very similar years ago out of a clear tube, fishing line, and seed beads. I had forgotten about it until now, and now I'm trying to remember if adding the beads and rolling it was my idea originally, or if I was trying to copy something I'd seen elsewhere.

  • @gideonlapidus8996
    @gideonlapidus8996 Před rokem

    Beautiful explanation of mechanics physics and dynamics

  • @lunar9342
    @lunar9342 Před rokem

    I just want one of those marble slides that toss the ball back up into the top. Those look fun to stare at on a slow work night

  • @babyface3396
    @babyface3396 Před rokem

    Love these!!!! It took me a good minute to figure out how the contra-rotating beams worked, lol. Fantastic explorations of shape!!!!!

  • @OutdoorFreedomDk
    @OutdoorFreedomDk Před rokem +2

    Very much👍🏽and ++ to the "wave machine".

  • @oniontaster6449
    @oniontaster6449 Před 9 měsíci +1

    so this is the dude whos responsabole for making the ayatan sculptures

  • @u-l-t-bd7q
    @u-l-t-bd7q Před rokem +1

    Technical stuff with legos are one of the best things to exist

  • @harlemslut
    @harlemslut Před rokem

    Ok! 5 and 7 have to be my favorite. So trippy lol. Keep up the great work!

  • @minecraft_villager_hmmm8635

    ngl the rotating beams look a bit like DNA
    also the tower curves be lookin hella fine lmao
    and the wave machine is also able to be made in minecraft

  • @diandradeeke
    @diandradeeke Před rokem

    Lego sculptures. What a great concept

  • @jakemiller099
    @jakemiller099 Před rokem

    You portioned this JUST enough to keep me watching. well done.

  • @ullcringe2895
    @ullcringe2895 Před rokem

    That Hoberman linkage is crazy

  • @jdbrickcreation
    @jdbrickcreation Před rokem +1

    Congrats for passing 3M
    Very satisfying video

  • @immortily1673
    @immortily1673 Před rokem +2

    congrats on 3 mil !

  • @rabbitenjoyer6320
    @rabbitenjoyer6320 Před rokem

    This guy can't miss. Love it

  • @r3stl3ss
    @r3stl3ss Před rokem

    thanks for showing no.6 in slow motion. that way i could determine that i still had no idea what was going on. impressive stuff, brickboy👏👏

  • @rapsio24
    @rapsio24 Před rokem +27

    It's a bit shame that your latest videos don't include the building part itself. It was really soothing and relaxing to watch, rather than seeing finished structures.

  • @Sparky_D
    @Sparky_D Před rokem

    Three curve tower looks really cool from the right angle.

  • @leflamewolf
    @leflamewolf Před 4 měsíci

    Stuff like Tower Curves just seem supernatural to me. I know how they work, it‘s not that complicated, but seeing it in action makes me think it just shouldn’t be possible.

  • @AnnaSue81
    @AnnaSue81 Před rokem

    this lad/lass behind this channel never ceases to amaze me and probably thousands too
    bravo matey

  • @ErynnDBuck
    @ErynnDBuck Před 8 měsíci

    Now if there were only some silent motors. Add in a light lubricant to the gears and some shimming to remove gear whine and it would make an excellent sculpture.

  • @Roboseal2
    @Roboseal2 Před rokem +4

    The engineering that can be made with legos is mind boggling.

  • @ChefMcToastEM
    @ChefMcToastEM Před rokem +15

    Never fails to impress with his creativity

  • @WipZedKay
    @WipZedKay Před rokem +1

    Feels like seeing museum exhibits.

  • @dlux6700
    @dlux6700 Před rokem +1

    Once again I find myself watching BEC at midnight when I have school the next day

  • @mickmick2500
    @mickmick2500 Před rokem

    This is like a massage for my brain, thank you

  • @Kaleubs
    @Kaleubs Před rokem +1

    Those are amazing to watch!
    Nice job

  • @alpine1600s
    @alpine1600s Před rokem

    That Zylo needs to be motorized!👍

  • @sethreign8103
    @sethreign8103 Před rokem

    I like that he turns each sculpture so you can see how it works from different angles.

  • @micahjones7837
    @micahjones7837 Před rokem

    These are mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing!

  • @user-mh9cm6ii7y
    @user-mh9cm6ii7y Před rokem

    Это Шикарно))) всё залипательнО)
    1:11 надо такой мотоцикл аля старый сделать) с моноколесом
    1:40 просто вау) красиво и чокто)
    2:10 магия в темноте)
    2:40 Волна топ)
    Вы огромный молодец)) Вдохновляете)

  • @spacewalker72069
    @spacewalker72069 Před rokem

    Really cool ideas and motion. Thanks for building and sharing these!

  • @r4dios1lence92
    @r4dios1lence92 Před rokem

    I wonder if the wave machine can have its actuators shafts phased differently, so it also bobs and weaves to the sides. The center link (or the whole way the wave boards are connected to the shafts) would have to be redesigned, but that one is so awesome.
    Awesome job!

  • @stoonor
    @stoonor Před rokem +1

    This is totally contemporary art. Wow!

  • @shootcreations713
    @shootcreations713 Před rokem

    wave machine looks satisfying

  • @panzer_tank
    @panzer_tank Před 4 měsíci +1

    the contra-rotating beams can be modified a bit to be used as really a smooth wave machine

  • @CharlesPkp2
    @CharlesPkp2 Před rokem

    That is really cool and smart at the same time, bravo.

  • @Sam-mh4mc
    @Sam-mh4mc Před 10 měsíci

    this is wayyy more cooler and fun and better than those expensive boring ones in the market

  • @mechcommander7876
    @mechcommander7876 Před rokem +6

    1:13. General Grievous… I thought you would be taller.

  • @timokimo8206
    @timokimo8206 Před rokem

    Wow.... That's CRAZY 🤩

  • @ArsiRochell
    @ArsiRochell Před rokem +8

    2:04 This is the Spahginus Marcronus, also known as, the Macaroni. They measure from 1 inch to 2 inches. They are well known for their presence in various meals spanning from their discovery from 1872. They are also for their coordinated mating dances where 8 of them, 4 being male and the latter half being female, dance in a specific pattern, very reminiscent of the Hoberman Linkage. As the Macaronis start linking to one another, that is where the mating begins, and they still perform the mating dance with it. As for the Macaronis that were either left out or simply just make an imbalance in the dance’s system, they were destined to find another group of Macaronis to perform the mate dancing with. This specie of Spahginus is rather interesting, and how they mate is simply just magnificent to watch. The Spahginus kingdom of animals aren’t exactly well known for this type of mating, it would only simply be of drenching themselves on a vat of hot water, killing themselves, to mate with one another in what could be assumed, an orgy. But for the Marcronus, each of the Macaroni still live, after mating, which fascinated biologists for years, studying on this wonderful creature. They are truly a sight to see, in the Animal Kingdom.