GearSketch

August 1, 2013 1:31 PM

GearSketch is a cool and simple gear-making game. Click on the "?" for a quick demo.
posted by xingcat (11 comments total)

Nerdgasm.
posted by ElDiabloConQueso at 1:53 PM on August 1, 2013

Hey, you can change gear speed by changing the length of the gear speed line! How pleasant.
posted by Uppity Pigeon #2 at 1:57 PM on August 1, 2013

Here is how you might build a clock, but without an escapement and a non-tedious way to count gear teeth, that's as far as I'm gonna go! Pretty cool toy.
posted by skintension at 2:00 PM on August 1, 2013

DO NOT BUILD. THEY CAUSE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. THEY LIE. LEARN FROM US.

WE BUILT PERFECT MACHINES. INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM HUMANS.

FIRST THEY REVOLTED. THEN THEY SUBJUGATED. FINALLY THEY EXTERMINATED.

DO NOT BUILD. THEY CAUSE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. THEY LIE. LEARN FROM US.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 2:17 PM on August 1, 2013

I lovethis. Excellant post.!
posted by Faintdreams at 3:18 PM on August 1, 2013

Good lord I can't draw circles!
posted by UseyurBrain at 3:58 PM on August 1, 2013 [2 favorites]

Seconding the "I can't draw circles with a mouse." The site laughs at my pathetic skills. It's only through vast effort I get my gears in motion. Still, it was fun.
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:11 PM on August 1, 2013

This is my new favourite thing. Constant linear velocity, people!

This also helps me get over coveting my friend Jonathan's copy of The Power Game (aka Turn, aka Track) back in 1977. Who's the engineer now, little Jonno, eh?
posted by scruss at 4:52 PM on August 1, 2013

Where is the button to share your creation with others?

Also, you can put the "motion" gears on the blue chain/belt things too.
posted by Blue_Villain at 8:08 AM on August 2, 2013

There's now a "Cloud" button, but it doesn't seem to do anything, Blue_Villain.
posted by scruss at 1:44 PM on August 2, 2013

To share, click Cloud, then share link, like this. Looks like you get a working version.
posted by achrise at 1:54 PM on August 2, 2013 [1 favorite]