[HN Gopher] The Secret Life of Machines (1988)
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The Secret Life of Machines (1988)
Author : mattlondon
Score : 106 points
Date : 2024-01-24 06:23 UTC (16 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.secretlifeofmachines.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.secretlifeofmachines.com)
| throw0101d wrote:
| See also playlist from Tim Hunkin's channel:
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| * https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtaR0lZhSyAPLuoSbMA29...
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| * https://www.youtube.com/@timhunkin1
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| * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Machines
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| The theme song is Bennett's "The Russians are Coming" (a reggae
| cover of "Take Five"):
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| * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-fvwg9zy08
| georgesimon wrote:
| There's an interesting note on his site [0] about how he had to
| demonetize all his YouTube videos because of the music, and how
| the original band are not getting anything from it either. So
| the only people making money from his work are the record
| company.
|
| [0] https://www.timhunkin.com/a243_Secret-Life-of-Machines-
| intro...
| kragen wrote:
| that's what copyright is for, and what it's always been for:
| government-granted monopolies for publishers. the statute of
| anne was enacted thanks to lobbying from the worshipful
| company of stationers, not from authors
| bombcar wrote:
| And Google. Don't forget Google. They make money whether they
| pay out any.
| georgesimon wrote:
| Yes, Hunkin gives a much better explanation than me on his
| site, which both exposes my own misgivings, and hits a bit
| harder at copyright.
| aardvark179 wrote:
| I loved these when I was a kid, and I've watched few since
| they've been on YouTube. They are beautifully clear and
| understandable explanations of everyday machines.
| astrodust wrote:
| Even more clear with the remastering!
| steezeburger wrote:
| Tim Hunkin is such a treasure. He has so much interesting and
| educational content available for free. Even modern stuff on his
| YT channel. It's all really excellent.
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| https://youtube.com/@timhunkin1
| threeio wrote:
| He's got a clock at the exploratorium in San Francisco.
|
| https://www.exploratorium.edu/video/tim-hunkins-tinkerers-cl...
| 55555 wrote:
| This series was instrumental in me learning the basics of
| engineering. I'm forever thankful, and I highly recommend it!
| paradox460 wrote:
| Sometimes my 1 year old is fussy and doesn't want to take his
| naps. Putting these on, or a Japanese how its made, or similar,
| has worked wonders. He'll sit down to watch and fall asleep in 10
| minutes on average.
| simonw wrote:
| Because I'll never miss an opportunity to promote this... Tim
| Hunkin has an arcade in London called Novelty Automation which is
| legit one of the most under-rated things to do in the entire
| city:
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| https://www.novelty-automation.com/
|
| It's tucked away down some side streets five minutes walk from
| Holborn tube station. It's best described as a collection of
| satirical arcade games, almost all of which were made by Tim.
|
| There's a small hadron collider, and a money laundering crane
| game, an Amazon Warehouse job simulator and so much more.
|
| It is utterly delightful. Everyone I have sent there has loved
| it. If you haven't experienced it yet you should fix that!
| threeio wrote:
| One of the best shows. Between reruns of this and Connections on
| the old discovery/learning channel, I was a happy kid ;)
| NegativeLatency wrote:
| As a fan of both of these, any others you'd recommend?
| gabrielsroka wrote:
| See also https://www.timhunkin.com/a243_Secret-Life-of-Machines-
| intro...
| ilamont wrote:
| Lived in London in the early 90s and loved the concept and
| presentation of the TV program, a wonderful blend of inquiry,
| creativity, and eccentricity.
|
| I haven't seen an episode in decades but I still remember the one
| where they made magnetic recording tape and another scene where
| they tested the hypothesis (or Murphy's Law) about a piece of
| toast always landing on the buttered side. It was basically a
| bunch of people sitting at picnic tables flipping toast onto the
| grass and recording the outcome.
|
| I remember thinking: something like this could never fly in the
| U.S. The suits would shoot it down before it saw the light of
| day. But I was proven wrong a little over 10 years later when
| MythBusters launched.
| schiffern wrote:
| The videotape scene is here[0], but the buttered toast scene
| must be from a different show. I re-watched recently and they
| don't that demonstration in TSLoM.
|
| [0] https://youtu.be/g1JlUcFKm5o?t=536
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