For anyone wondering, this is a go at "The Incredible Machine" game series that was popular 20-30 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Machine
xkcd 2916: The Credible Machine
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Re: xkcd 2916: The Credible Machine
#12For anyone wondering, this is a go at "The Incredible Machine" game series that was popular 20-30 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Machine
Looks like the page was renamed to just 'Machine'. I don't know why that would be. Surely not a copyright issue?
Re: xkcd 2916: The Credible Machine
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Looks like the page was renamed to just 'Machine'. I don't know why that would be. Surely not a copyright issue?
doesn't look like it to me. where do you see that?
Re: xkcd 2916: The Credible Machine
#14more details can be found here: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2916:_Machine
Been interesting to see the technique development over the release. People discovering jammed pipes and item combinations with some pretty clear progression of ideas among designs. One halfpipe, and then a bunch of loopdy-loops.
If Munroe, Goodhart, davean et. al. read this, one cool addition would be object hard points on other objects for attachments. Like a steering wheel with rotating repulsors. Fan speed adjustment would also be nice like the repulsor strength.
Re: xkcd 2916: The Credible Machine
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#16As usual, I am too dumb to understand this.
Re: xkcd 2916: The Credible Machine
#17As usual, I am too dumb to understand this.
the balls go in and want to go out. top right there is a wrench icon. click that and gain access to some tools, with which you can guide the green and blue balls into their respective destinations. how fanciful the machine to guide the balls is up to you.