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Elaborate, Handmade Japanese Marble Mazes are Awesome


There's not a ton of info out there on these amazing, handmade marble mazes other than what's to be found in these Japanese YouTube videos, but we think they're cool enough to share with you anyways. Apparently, there's a subculture in Japan that makes really elaborate marble mazes that look like models from a train set or something. Check out the first one above, then hit the jump for two more. More »

9:34 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By Adam Frucci
6,507 views, 28 comments

Latest by Subterfuge: I hope to god it blends. more »

fun

Marbelous Table Provides Fun and Distraction in Marble Form

Oh man, do I like this table. Sure, it provides a flat surface for eating or working on like most tables, but it also has marble tracks carved into it. That means that when you get bored of your meal/job, you can put marbles in the top and watch them follow an elaborate path around the legs and down to the ground. Call me a simpleton, but this thing would keep me entertained for an embarrassing amount of time. [Product Page via NotCot]

10:56 AM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Adam Frucci
8,241 views, 36 comments

Latest by Upsilon: I think there should be an amendment to the constitution to require that all offices in America to have these.Then, more »

gadgets

Q-BA-Maze Marble Toy Teaches Kids About Construction, Balls

Combining the concepts of LEGO with the concepts of Rube Goldberg, the Q-BA-MAZE gives you a set of 20 to 50 pieces that you put together to make a descending maze for marbles. It sounds boring from our description, so if you watch the video you'll notice that it's...only slightly less boring. This may be cool to use to teach your kids about gravity, mazes and the fact that you shouldn't put marbles up your nose, but we'd be much more impressed if there were more pieces that did different things. [Q-BA-MAZE]

7:00 PM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By Jason Chen
9,904 views, 19 comments

Latest by FubarGuy: @cheerfulcashew: TFSU already with the stupid blending comment - we GET it! And yeah, this is a cool toy, kinda pricey more »

marble madness

Make Rube Goldberg-Style Marble Madness Mechanisms

If you are a fan of Rube Goldberg-style contraptions, you will love Think Geek's Cological Marble Run Construction Set. It contains everything you need to create your own marble mayhem—including 23 different types of marble-moving mechanisms like rolling cars and whacking mallets. More info and a video after the jump. More »

4:10 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Sean Fallon
5,804 views, 7 comments

Latest by strider_mt2k: @Andham: Productively something something...HEY THAT BALL IS MOVING hehehehee. more »

for rubes

iCoaster: The Rube Goldberg Marble Toy

This $80 iCoaster from Mega Brands is a Rube Goldberg-like toy that you can set up tracks with for marbles to roll through. The best part of the toy is the magnetic lift at the start to lift the marbles up which makes the whole setup hands-free. More »

4:30 PM on Fri Jun 15 2007
By Jason Chen
6,630 views, 7 comments

Latest by jwardell: I had a SpaceWarp when I was a kid too. It was very hard to snap the tubes into the more »