What’s the collective noun for a group of useless machines? A passel of useless machines? A failure? A waste? A 404? Whatever you want to call it, [Martin Raynsford] has produced one here with this ...

What is it about useless machines that makes them so attractive to build? After all, they’re meant to be low-key enraging. At this point, the name of the game is more about giving that faceless enemy ...

In a video from self-proclaimed tinkerer and hacker Caleb Kraft, two machines repeatedly turn each other on and off. There are no true winners in this battle, the fight is as aimless and ceaseless as ...

Have you ever seen a video of something called “The Most Useless Machine Ever”? Actually, this is really rather cool. I would love something like this on my desk with a big red switch and a sign ...

Hi everyone, this is Enoki Take.Do you know about 'Useless Machines'? I don't mean the kinetic art by Bruno Munari (though I like that too). I'm talking about those machines that turn on when you flip ...

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