Mousetrap

Hi. It's me again. The Central Scrutinizer..... whooops. Wrong page. Never mind.


Anyway I managed to put me guitar down long enough to search fruitlessly for something cool to post. Stumbled upon this life sized model of 'Mousetrap'. I have a lot of super cool fun memories of building this rube goldberg-esque game as a kid. I'd love to see the one pictured.

Here's the article:
The Life-Sized Mousetrap will make its Maker Faire debut this year. Don't miss out on this 25,000-lb, superbly interactive kinetic sculpture reminiscent of the classic board game. Its makers say -

The unique design of this giant, Rube Goldberg-style contraption was cleverly gleaned from the memories of childhood, twisted out of scale, then sketched beyond life size. It features an enormous construct of crazy stairs, a flame-throwing lamppost, careening bowling balls, and a hand-built, 30-foot-tall crane capable of lifting and dropping 5 tons! The object of this vaudevillian encounter is to "accomplish by complex means what seemingly could be done simply"! So our lucky players get to lift a 400-lb cast-iron bathtub 13 feet into the air, crank cranks, load springs and turn impossibly huge gears, all in a supreme effort to crush a trinket of meaning (say, a 1,200 lb pumpkin) under a falling 2-ton bank safe! The Mousetrap is impressive as a static sculpture, but it is the motion, started by a human, that is the heart of its existence.


The Maker Faire is May 19 & 20 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Get your tickets in advance now, avoid the lines and save a few bucks.

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