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Re: Electromechanical Lunar Lander

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Post by relwin » Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 5:19 PM UTC

UncleSlacky wrote: post #18

Reminded me of an electromechanical lunar docking arcade game (docking the Apollo Command Module to the lander on the way to the Moon). Can't find anything about it on the web, though.

Apollo 14. Here's some play video I shot of it years ago: https://youtu.be/lp9KVdrgi3Q?si=JvghqkITFLdmySKq&t=45 . All electro-mechanical too.

Re: Electromechanical Lunar Lander

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Post by jonty » Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 7:28 PM UTC

Iain Sharp has built two physical Lunar Lander games, one of which is on permanent exhibition at the Under The Pier Show in Southwold, UK: https://www.underthepier.com

* 2009: https://lushprojects.com/lunarlander/

* 2022: https://lushprojects.com/lunarlandermk2/

He just built an absolutely beautiful mechanical version of Flappy Bird: https://lushprojects.com/appybird/

Unfortunately I can't find any video of it running, but there's a picture here: https://oldbytes.space/@rc2014/112557511719828847

Re: Electromechanical Lunar Lander

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Post by westurner » Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 11:25 PM UTC

Another Lunar Lander challenge: Land a 3oz paper bath cup on a paper plate without it or the cup tipping over, in Earth's gravity and atmosphere, multiple times.

Tools/Materials: Cup, Straws, Scissors, Masking tape, Paper plate