Tapping finger automates being impatient

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, May 28, 2008 11:33 AM | permalink

Dug North says:

Here's a beautifully crafted hand-cranked automaton of a human hand, impatiently tapping its index finger.

It was created by sculptor Chris Eckert. Link

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#1 posted by Jake0748 , May 28, 2008 11:42 AM

Kudos!

Soon to come, foot tapper, thumb twiddler and tuneless whistler.

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#2 posted by Tenn , May 28, 2008 11:43 AM

Truly gorgeous. It'd also be cool if the hand-cranking could 'wind' it so that it could continue past the time of being cranked- is it truly an automaton if it requires constant input?

But aside from that, gorgeous! I love the translucency of the nails and the detailing. The bronze 'joint' is perfect.

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#3 posted by BubbleDragon , May 28, 2008 11:43 AM

Here's a nifty papercraft kit for tapping fingers!

http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/pagesv/impatience.htm

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#4 posted by Frank_in_Virginia , May 28, 2008 4:57 PM

This is beautiful. Job well done Chris.

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#5 posted by Anonymous , May 29, 2008 4:42 AM

heh I made one of these a while ago, (although this one is much more beautiful) I love the simplicity of the mechanism!

(my rather more dubious one: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=a-glVdOsojs )