Joels Inventions | Billiard Ball Tricks | 11 Inventions Ep. 10 @joelsinventions | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
11 of the craziest machine tricks I've ever built - featuring a new suggestion, new ideas, and a new aesthetic look to my machine style that makes for some amazing effects!
You can help support what I do by becoming a patron:
patreon.com/joelsinventions
Want me to plan/build a chain reaction project for you/your company? I'm available for commissioned work (live events, promotions, product placements, etc.): contact me at joelyantha@gmail.com
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Want to see a more in-depth look at how I made this video? @jackofallspades98 and I do a deep dive into the inner workings of this video on the newest episode of his series - Making Connections:
11 Inventions 10 Deep Dive: youtu.be/rJnI8POtwOo
Making Connections Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJc_biUk0i74PThiXwyT-G53fllaYCfA1
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It's been a whopping 2 years since the last installment of this series, and after a failed attempt at the suggestion "Launching Tricks" (along with some other demotivating factors), I thought I was never going to make another one. Around late march of this year, I was scrolling through some of my old youtube comments, noticed a couple "billiard ball trick" suggestions, and the stars must have aligned because out of nowhere something just clicked for me! For some context, in 2020, two monumental machine videos themed around billiard balls were uploaded to the community: Billiard Ball Tricks by Sirgabealot G and the 8 Ball Machine by jackofallspades98. These two videos take very different approaches to presenting billiard ball tricks: Billiard Ball Tricks (mostly) delves into different ways of utilizing the billiard ball chain effect with quick, snappy motions and pathing systems. With 8 Ball Machine, even though the motions of the tricks are also snappy and satisfying, each trick acts as it's own intricate, self-powered one-ball path, and the tricks elicit the same "WOW" response from a viewing experience, even though each trick only makes use of a single ball. Here are the videos for reference:
☆ Billiard Ball Tricks - youtube.com/watch?v=V61a7l0l16Y
☆ 8 Ball Machine - youtube.com/watch?v=IE1yRUkRk5g
After thinking of a couple ideas that involved one-ball paths, and remembering a billiard ball chain idea from a couple years prior, the thought occurred to me to effectively "combine" the styles of these two videos while incorporating my own machine style to create a completely new experience. 3 months later, this video is the result!
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Random Machine Stats:
○ "Types of Ball Trick" Ratio - 5 ball path tricks : 5 billiard ball chains : 1 newtons cradle
○ Order of Completion (by Clip #) - 1, 3, 6, 9, 4, 8, 7, (0 - intro clip), 11, 5, 2, 10
○ Personal Favourite - Either the Sliding Macaroni Tracks (clip 1) or the Synchronized Swimming Billiard Ball Circle Field (clip 7)
○ Most Fun to Build - Looping Billiard Ball Chain (clip 2)
○ Most Fails/Most Difficult - "IHOP Double Decker Hammer Slammer Pancakes" (clip 10)
○ Most "Working" Takes Overall (before I decided to use one) - X & Y Axis Chains (clip 6)
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I help run the official Domino and Machine Discord server! Come check it out if you wanna chat with other chain reaction enthusiasts or keep up to date with the latest projects in the community: discord.gg/QTBE3mT9Hj
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Music - Sonic Colors | Aquarium Park Remix by CloudNinja
youtube.com/watch?v=qZRttiCXLoc
Follow CloudNinja:
youtube.com/channel/UCsqMi9ZDsSA_2hJG1lWRZKg/featured
open.spotify.com/artist/4hiEPq3z9CvLiRvBgVmuGF?si=NubKJqn6RGWnw8F-YVFcQw&dl_branch=1
soundcloud.com/kumocloudninja
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#rubegoldbergmachine #chainreaction
11 of the craziest machine tricks I've ever built - featuring a new suggestion, new ideas, and a new aesthetic look to my machine style that makes for some amazing effects!
You can help support what I do by becoming a patron:
patreon.com/joelsinventions
Want me to plan/build a chain reaction project for you/your company? I'm available for commissioned work (live events, promotions, product placements, etc.): contact me at joelyantha@gmail.com
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Want to see a more in-depth look at how I made this video? @jackofallspades98 and I do a deep dive into the inner workings of this video on the newest episode of his series - Making Connections:
11 Inventions 10 Deep Dive: youtu.be/rJnI8POtwOo
Making Connections Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJc_biUk0i74PThiXwyT-G53fllaYCfA1
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It's been a whopping 2 years since the last installment of this series, and after a failed attempt at the suggestion "Launching Tricks" (along with some other demotivating factors), I thought I was never going to make another one. Around late march of this year, I was scrolling through some of my old youtube comments, noticed a couple "billiard ball trick" suggestions, and the stars must have aligned because out of nowhere something just clicked for me! For some context, in 2020, two monumental machine videos themed around billiard balls were uploaded to the community: Billiard Ball Tricks by Sirgabealot G and the 8 Ball Machine by jackofallspades98. These two videos take very different approaches to presenting billiard ball tricks: Billiard Ball Tricks (mostly) delves into different ways of utilizing the billiard ball chain effect with quick, snappy motions and pathing systems. With 8 Ball Machine, even though the motions of the tricks are also snappy and satisfying, each trick acts as it's own intricate, self-powered one-ball path, and the tricks elicit the same "WOW" response from a viewing experience, even though each trick only makes use of a single ball. Here are the videos for reference:
☆ Billiard Ball Tricks - youtube.com/watch?v=V61a7l0l16Y
☆ 8 Ball Machine - youtube.com/watch?v=IE1yRUkRk5g
After thinking of a couple ideas that involved one-ball paths, and remembering a billiard ball chain idea from a couple years prior, the thought occurred to me to effectively "combine" the styles of these two videos while incorporating my own machine style to create a completely new experience. 3 months later, this video is the result!
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Random Machine Stats:
○ "Types of Ball Trick" Ratio - 5 ball path tricks : 5 billiard ball chains : 1 newtons cradle
○ Order of Completion (by Clip #) - 1, 3, 6, 9, 4, 8, 7, (0 - intro clip), 11, 5, 2, 10
○ Personal Favourite - Either the Sliding Macaroni Tracks (clip 1) or the Synchronized Swimming Billiard Ball Circle Field (clip 7)
○ Most Fun to Build - Looping Billiard Ball Chain (clip 2)
○ Most Fails/Most Difficult - "IHOP Double Decker Hammer Slammer Pancakes" (clip 10)
○ Most "Working" Takes Overall (before I decided to use one) - X & Y Axis Chains (clip 6)
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I help run the official Domino and Machine Discord server! Come check it out if you wanna chat with other chain reaction enthusiasts or keep up to date with the latest projects in the community: discord.gg/QTBE3mT9Hj
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Music - Sonic Colors | Aquarium Park Remix by CloudNinja
youtube.com/watch?v=qZRttiCXLoc
Follow CloudNinja:
youtube.com/channel/UCsqMi9ZDsSA_2hJG1lWRZKg/featured
open.spotify.com/artist/4hiEPq3z9CvLiRvBgVmuGF?si=NubKJqn6RGWnw8F-YVFcQw&dl_branch=1
soundcloud.com/kumocloudninja
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#rubegoldbergmachine #chainreaction
