Tiny solar-powered brass engine in a wineglas
This is the work of Szymon Klimek, whose work has been honored by the Internet Craftsmanship Museum.
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33 Responses
12.1.2009
I know Wikipedia isn’t always correct. I’ll accept their definition though.An engine is a machine that produces mechanical force and motion from another form of energy (e.g. a fuel source, compressed air, or ELECTRICITY). – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine
12.1.2009
Wow! That was just too cute! That’s a highly mechanical art…..Waaaaant!
12.1.2009
a solar powered engine is a contradiction of terms. Engines run on internal combustion/pressure, and motors run on electricity. Even the immensely creative and smart editors at make.com got this wrong. The video clearly shows a solar cell, connected to a motor which moves a mechanical contraption that loops like a steam engine.
12.1.2009
Is there any point to the wine glasses?
12.1.2009
A museum that is really important.
12.1.2009
What the F is the Internet Craftsmanship Museum??
12.1.2009
Delivers on what it promises.
12.1.2009
For the man who has everything.
12.1.2009
Don’t bury syntaxgs. It’s not his fault. He’s just a friendly drunk
12.1.2009
You are 100% correct. No internal combustion is needed for something to be called an engine. A sterling engine is one example.What is shown in the video is an engine even if it is being driven by a solar panel and an electric motor.
12.1.2009
Dictionary: en·gine (ěn’jĭn) n. 1. A machine that converts energy into mechanical force or motion. Such a machine distinguished from an electric, spring-driven, or hydraulic motor by its use of a fuel.I’ll give it to you though, that phase isn’t in every dictionary.
12.1.2009
Steampunk in a glass !
12.1.2009
Well as long as we’re being nerdy about it, I thing the etymology dictionaries can shed more light on the distinction. It seems to me that, although they’ve been used more interchangeably lately, "engine" is the more general term, meaning something that converts energy into mechanical force, while motor is specifically an engine that converts energy into motive force. In which case Make has it right, this is a solar engine, but not a motor.engine c.1300, from O.Fr. engin "skill, cleverness," also "war machine," from L. ingenium "inborn qualities, talent," from in- "in" + gen-, root of gignere "to beget, produce." At first meaning a trick or device, or any machine (especially military); sense of one that converts energy to mechanical power is 18c., especially of steam engines.motor 1447, from L. motor, lit. "mover," from movere "to move" (see move). From 15c. as "controller, prime mover" (in reference to God); sense of "agent or force that produces mechanical motion" is first recorded 1664; that of "machine that supplies motive power" is from 1856. With explosive use 20c. as a comb. form of motor-car. First record of motor-cycle attested 1896; motor-boat is from 1902. Motor-car is from 1895; motorist is from 1896. For motorcade (1913) see cavalcade. First record of slang motor-mouth "fast-talking person" is from 1971.
12.1.2009
*solarpunk
12.1.2009
A stream powered pump in a wine class would be much more impressive.
12.1.2009
He undoubtedly could make a Sterling cycle engine in a wineglass to really run on solar power.
12.1.2009
Im gonna put a V8 into a thimble
12.1.2009
From Merriam-Webster online dictionary:Engine: 4: a machine for converting any of various forms of energy into mechanical force and motion; also : a mechanism or object that serves as an energy source <black holes may be the engines for quasars>Motor: 1: one that imparts motion; specifically : prime movera: a small compact engine 2: any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion: as a: a small compact engine b: internal combustion engine; especially : a gasoline engine c: a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy
12.1.2009
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12.1.2009
all it really does is lower the efficiency of the solar cells.
12.1.2009
Buried because I not only suspect that you’re trolling but also that you’re trying to make yourself a meme in the vein of ‘how is babby formed’.
12.1.2009
No biggie. My wineglass has a HEMI.
12.1.2009
Remarkable! modern technology now has the ability to create motors that run solely on solar power.I feel like i’ve seen such technology before, but certainly not with the exquisite music making ability of this!
12.1.2009
that Just make Glass use-,less,,, it Full of gear and now It have the can,t put The drink in it,,
6.13.2010
I had got a dream to make my own organization, however I didn’t have got enough amount of money to do it. Thank heaven my colleague suggested to take the credit loans. Hence I took the bank loan and made real my dream.