15 machines, opened up
Made by @elvar_official

Visual Learning

Everyday machines drawn in code and opened up. Press the steps and watch the parts inside do the work, or switch to Auto and let it run. Every number on screen comes from the same formulas that move the parts.

Rubik's cube
Fig. 15
Rubik's cube

43 quintillion positions, and why it never falls apart.

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Claw machine
Fig. 02
Claw machine

Why the bunny slips 17 times, and who decides the 18th.

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Microwave
Fig. 07
Microwave

Measure the speed of light with a chocolate bar.

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Espresso machine
Fig. 01
Espresso machine

Where 9 bar comes from, and why a spring is enough to make it.

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Car engine
Fig. 03
Car engine

Four strokes, one spark, 1,600 small bangs a minute at idle.

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Vending machine
Fig. 04
Vending machine

Why the snack hangs, and how the machine knows it never fell.

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Washing machine
Fig. 05
Washing machine

What 1,400 rpm does to wet socks, and why there's concrete inside.

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Toaster
Fig. 06
Toaster

Why bread sits at 100 °C before it starts to brown.

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Pencil sharpener
Fig. 08
Pencil sharpener

Two cutters orbit the pencil like planets around a sun.

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Smoke alarm
Fig. 09
Smoke alarm

A light and a sensor that are never allowed to see each other.

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Fridge
Fig. 10
Fridge

It doesn't make cold. It carries heat out the back.

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Capsule toy machine
Fig. 11
Capsule toy machine

6 designs, and how many turns it takes to own all of them.

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Photo booth
Fig. 12
Photo booth

No ink inside: tiny heaters turn dye into gas.

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Roller coaster
Fig. 13
Roller coaster

No engine on the train: one 60 m climb pays for the whole ride.

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Elevator
Fig. 14
Elevator

Why the motor lifts only 40 kg, and what happens if the ropes go.

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