Exploding clockwork picture-frame
YouTube user MechanicalSculptor's exploding picture frame does just that -- a clockwork frame that explodes into flinders and then reassembles itself, over and over again, in a metaphor for everything that is awesome.
YouTube - MechanicalSculptor's Channel (via Make)
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