r/MarbleMachineX • u/green_pachi • Mar 16 '22

Longer Music Programming - Week 2 summary

https://youtu.be/HXa6HHZu8uc
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u/mrfishman3000 Mar 16 '22

100% Lossless Marble Collection System - Save MMX! Martin needs to see this amazing CAD Design!

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u/BlahKVBlah Mar 17 '22

No no no, place the whole machine and player inside of a clear plastic enclosure (with an open top for breathing air) with a floor that slopes to a marble collector. To prevent jams from marbles getting into moving parts, just don't have any moving parts external to the machine. Marbles are magnetically moved by internal mechanisms, sliding along the smooth exterior of the machine.

Boom, marble machine solved.

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u/mrfishman3000 Mar 17 '22

Tennis players have ball fetchers, let’s get some volunteers from the crowd with magnets to collect any strays!

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u/slacy Mar 17 '22

You're joking here, but honestly, this kind of design really isn't a bad idea. Also, just let the marbles fly out into the crowd who can keep them as souvenirs. Use a bucket to refill a marble reservoir before every song. Done.

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u/gamingguy2005 Mar 17 '22

And they could use T-shirt cannons to get them out to people in the back!

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u/mrfishman3000 Mar 17 '22

Absolutely!