Category: Rolling Ball Scuptures

Once again the good folks of BoingBoing have brought our attention to a collection of rube goldberg machine videos scattered across the web. I’ve seen some of these before, but they’re just so mirthful that I’m including a link to the entire list as posted by Cory Doctorow. I think my favorite video […]

For the first time in a long time I happened across the website of
Matthias Wandel. I had run across his site several years before, and had been delighted with his many wonderful hobbies, but the memory of his accomplishments had faded through the years. Thus I was delighted to stumble across his site […]

In downtown Birmingham, Alabama, you can take a refreshing break from the heat of the day by ducking into the lobby of the McWane Center. If you explore bit, you’ll quickly run across George Rhoads’ audiokinetic sculpture Vulcan’s Dream. It sits near the 2nd Ave N. entrace, between the Cafe and the Imax Theater.
This […]

Wow! It looks like I’m not the only one who’s been playing with Ping Pong Balls. A few intrepid adventurers visited my blog and viewed the YouTube video of my ping pong ball prototype RBS. A couple of the good folks over at the RollingBallScuptures group wrote back with suggestions and comments […]

Wandering back and forth over the web I’ve found all manner of Rolling Ball Sculptures. The clever variations on the theme are limited only by the imagination of the creators.
However, undertaking the construction of a full size RBS can be a daunting undertaking. You need welding equipment (and skills!), a modestly equipped metalworking […]

The first time I can remember being stopped in my tracks by a Rolling Ball Sculpture, or RBS, was not that long ago. I was visiting the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia as a way of passing some time on a Friday. Just like every other kid growing up in America, I was told […]