A computer controlled magnet underneath the table moves and pulls a magnetic ball through the sand to create the patterns. Google "Sisyphus table" or "kinetic sand table". I don't think the clock is part of the table, I think it's just there for the video to show how long it takes.
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mookulator@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
How does that work?
chriscrutch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
A computer controlled magnet underneath the table moves and pulls a magnetic ball through the sand to create the patterns. Google "Sisyphus table" or "kinetic sand table". I don't think the clock is part of the table, I think it's just there for the video to show how long it takes.
fung@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y
This is the dopest shit I've ever seen. I'd pull up a chair and hang out all day.