18th-century mechanical volcano roars to life 250 years later

(sciencedaily.com)

13 points | by samizdis 3 days ago ago

3 comments

  • endanke a day ago ago

    Had to look up a video that shows it in motion: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMzuuPHMRdh/?utm_source=ig_we...

    • rkagerer 18 hours ago ago

      Sadly didn't work for me without the Instagram app. "Continue on web" led to a "Something went wrong" error, and trying to click Play just opens a link to their Play Store app. Would love to watch the video if you care to share it with a more accessible link.

    • tencentshill 10 hours ago ago

      https://youtu.be/a6VmpA4YV_8

      It's a rotating wheel that projects light through the back of the canvas...

      It seems like an very simple maker project, not sure why it took 2 grad students and an entire media production and story.