Great Ball Contraption

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Great Ball Contraption is a circuit consisting of individually created modules that transports balls from one module to the next. The structure is often compared to the Rube-Goldberg machine , since the structure has no other purpose other than transporting the balls. Due to the standardized structure of the modules, they can be arranged in any row. Only LEGO bricks are used to build the modules .

Module structure

A sketch of the standard.
A sketch of the standard.

The individual modules of the Great Ball Contraption are built according to a standard defined by Steve Hassenplug:

  1. Each module has a recording area. The balls picked up are transported in a direct line into the pick-up area of ​​the following module.
  2. The receiving area has the external dimensions of 10 × 10 studs and an opening of at least 8 × 8 studs. The recording area is a maximum of 10 stones high.
  3. The front of the receiving area is a maximum of 32 knobs away from the rear wall. In this way, the individual modules can be built up in a row.
  4. The balls are picked up on the left side and transported to the right side.
  5. There are no further size restrictions.
  6. The balls are transported at an average speed of 1 ball / second. The balls can be transported individually or in a group of a maximum of 30 balls.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Great Ball Contraption Wiki ( en ) Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Standard - The Great Ball Contraption Wiki. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .