Kinetic Whimsey • Productive Rocking

Some kinetic ideas just make us smile. This is one of those. The action created by rocking a chair back and forth is used to power a kniting machine which, in turn knits a cap. Slow and easy!

 

photo © nicolas genta

The video is short and worth a quick view. Oh, to be a student again!

This ingenious device is the project of students Damin Ludi and Colin Peillex at the ECAL University of Art and Design in Switzerland. Via Apratment Therapy.