Artificial life

Santa Claus machine

A Santa Claus machine, named after the folkloric Santa Claus, is a hypothetical machine that is capable of creating any required object or structure out of any given material. It is most often referenced by futurists and science fiction writers when discussing hypothetical projects of enormous scale, such as a Dyson sphere. These types of future constructions would be too large for many civilizations to build directly, so they would need a series of machines to intelligently build the machine with little or no direct control. (Wikipedia).

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Walking Gears

A simple gears mechanism moving a frame structure. Used in robot toys. Free 3D model at https://skfb.ly/o6X7q.

From playlist Walking Machines

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Carousel Wooden Toy 3D Model

This is an old project I had, it took some time to make it work properly. The mechanisms that move the carousel were based on information from Wikipedia and Google images. The song played on the video is from: https://www.freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/147795/.

From playlist Wooden Toys

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Penguin Elevator and Slider Wooden Toy 3D Model

Based on a video from youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYWGkFXQHO0. The original is a plastic toy, with a more complex slider and 3 penguins. My computer almost fried to simulate one. Modeled with Solidworks 2015. Rendered with Simlab Composer 6 Mechanical.

From playlist Marble Machines

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The Math of Santa Claus

Christmas time is upon us and with that comes decorations, mistletoe, eggnog, and of course, our favorite jolly old man, Santa Claus. This icon of Christmas historically visits all of the good children of the world that celebrate Christmas and gives them presents. While we know without a d

From playlist Concerning Engineering

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Amazing railway track laying machine

I want one of these.

From playlist Science

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Ferris Wheel Wooden Toy 3D Model

Modeled with Solidworks 2016. Rendered with Simlab Composer 7 Mechanical Edition. Free 3D model at https://skfb.ly/6ZrsI.

From playlist Wooden Toys

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Marble Machine Spoon Elevator 3D Model

Just for fun. It was based on several videos from Youtube about marble machines, and some of my own ideas. Modeled with Solidworks 2015. Rendered with Simlab Composer 6 Mechanical Edition. Gifs made with Photoscape. Renders edited with IrfanView.

From playlist Marble Machines

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James Robertson: The Untold Civil War | Nat Geo Live

Historian James Robertson reveals surprising, little-known aspects of the Civil War in a remarkable human history of the conflict. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provok

From playlist National Geographic Live!: Season 2

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Walking Robot Mechanism 3D Model

A simple walking machine, used to teach kinematics. It uses 4-bars mechanisms to create the movements. Free 3D model at https://skfb.ly/onQMo.

From playlist Walking Machines

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Episode 056: How Did Psychology Hurt Scott Calvin? The Santa Clause (1994)

Join Alex as he discusses a timeless Christmas classic, The Santa Clause (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111070), starring Tim Allen in one of his more-famous roles. Watch as he becomes Santa after being tricked into it by magical law — this sounds like real life — and as he spends t

From playlist CinemaPsych Podcast

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The Legends Of Santa (Christmas Documentary) | Real Stories

Santa's image is almost universally recognisable as one of Christianity's most enduring and popular legends, yet the seemingly timeless jolly old man with his bag of toys, steering his reindeer and sliding down chimneys, is a relatively modern image. The Legends of Santa shows how today's

From playlist War & History Documentaries

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Real Lawyer Reacts to Miracle on 34th Street

⭐️ Get my videos early & ad free (plus my exclusives!) only on Nebula. Save $10 per year! https://legaleagle.link/getnebula ⭐️ When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thin

From playlist Real Lawyer Reacts!

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How Do You Become Santa Claus? Santa School, Of Course! | National Geographic

Aspiring Santas learn beard grooming, belly laughs, and how to negotiate contracts at Santa School. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #SantaClaus #Christmas About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, explora

From playlist News | National Geographic

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MountainWest JavaScript 2015 - Gradual Typing is the best! by Cameron Matheson

Gradual Typing is the best! by Cameron Matheson The JS world is rich in gradually typed programming languages (TypeScript, Flow, and even ActionScript (sort of)). This talk will give some motivation for gradual typing and a brief history. Also a comparison of the kind of errors TypeScript

From playlist MWJS 2015

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Judea Pearl: "Interpretability and explainability from a causal lens"

Machine Learning for Physics and the Physics of Learning 2019 Workshop II: Interpretable Learning in Physical Sciences "Interpretability and explainability from a causal lens" Judea Pearl - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Computer Science Abstract: I will describe the task

From playlist Machine Learning for Physics and the Physics of Learning 2019

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The Mathematical Proof of the Existence of Santa Claus

Does Santa Claus exist? In this video, I use mathematics to prove that he does. In the process, we will explore many different aspects of mathematical proof writing and the importance of rigor. Discord: https://discord.gg/3Zj59zA2Rg Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sudgylacmoe Patreon

From playlist Miscellaneous Math

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Evolution of Santa Claus

CREDITS: Chart/Narration: Matt Baker Editing: @JackRackam Intro animation: @AlMuqaddimahYT Intro music: "Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license 4.0. Available from http://incompetech.com

From playlist Religious Studies

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Coolidges Greet Mr Santa Claus Aka Coolidge Greets Santa (1930)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. Title reads: "Coolidges Greet Mr Santa Claus. Northampton, Mass. - Former President and Mrs Coolidge find Santa busy on charity mission." Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America. Ex-President Calvin

From playlist PRESIDENTS

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AWESOME Antigravity experiment! Levitron!

I show an interesting commercially available toy that is the highest magnetic levitation device we've seen so far.

From playlist MAGNETISM

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