Model train runs upside down under table

Amy Crehore says: "My friend Mark Lowrie built this surreal train that runs under a table." Link

[#1 posted by mmbb , June 6, 2008 3:18 PM]

... to mess with the drunk people on the floor?

[#2 posted by Puck , June 6, 2008 3:24 PM]

would love to put one of these on my ceiling to go around my collection of different sized ceiling cats. lol

[#3 posted by Laamish , June 6, 2008 4:57 PM]

Puck-
Funny, that was my first thought on what to do with it when I built it (minus the cats) But it was really designed for my son's gallery show at CalArts.

[#4 posted by mice , June 6, 2008 5:49 PM]

Obviously no kids in the house. Would have been dismantled within 30 seconds.

[#5 posted by cstatman , June 6, 2008 6:06 PM]

I totally want to see the make article on this. VERY cool

and yes, ceiling cat

[#6 posted by technogeek , June 6, 2008 8:11 PM]

Agreed, nice little visual puzzle -- I want to know how this works. I can think of several possible solutions, from magnets to having it mechanically suspended from within the table (a disguised overhead monorail?), but I suspect there's a simpler answer.

[#7 posted by blitz , June 7, 2008 12:00 AM]

A train running upside down? Unlikely.

More likely: train is right way up. Room is upside down. Cameraman is hanging on ankle hooks from the ceiling.

Any other mysteries need solving?

[#8 posted by kaiza , June 7, 2008 8:04 AM]

#7 - Your answer reminds me of The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul...

#6, your monorail idea sounds on-track (har har). The overall effect is good, but the felt job on the underside of the table... not so much.