The Vsauce Machine

For the first time in over three years, I made another one-table, full-complexity compact machine, this time with the theme of Vsauce. I spent the last two months or so on this project, and I'm very pleased with the results! Enjoy!
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LINKS:
Making Connections episode with DoodleChaos: • Episode 5: The Vsauce ...
Raw footage of just the machine: • The Vsauce Machine (Ra...
Check out Vsauce: / vsauce
Follow me on Twitter: / joas98machines
UPDATE: Good news! Michael has seen the video, here's the tweet he sent out about it: tw...
Ever since the R&L Machine, I have not made another one-table, full-complexity compact machine. Everything has been less complex/compact one-table machines, two-table machines, collaboration machines, live event machines, screenlinks, or machine compilations. It felt good to finally get back to the style of machine that I think shows off my skills the most.
Another thing I really focused on in this machine is the theming. In past themed machines (particularly other KZbinr tributes) the theming has mostly come from plastering printouts on various surfaces throughout the machine. This time, I wanted the theming to come from the actual objects used. Depending on how you count, there are somewhere between 40-50 themed items in this machine, including foreign objects, decorations, and printouts. There is not a single square inch of this machine that doesn't have something to do with Vsauce, so there is no doubt that this is my best themed machine yet.
MACHINE STATS:
Time taken to build: ~2 months
Number of fails: 190
Time: 0:59
Favorite tricks: Cipher wheel gears, Trolley problem stacking gears
Most fails: Clothespin launch
Most frustrating trick: Kendama
MUSIC:
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[@bpdolesdominoes4]

I just want to comment on the fact that this is probably the smoothest machine I’ve ever seen. Nothing really wobbled around (unlike literally every part of my new machine). Amazing

[@jackofallspades98]

Glad you noticed! Yes, smoothness is definitely something I've tried to improve in my machines recently. I love the way motions look when they slow down as they reach their destination instead of slamming into place at super high speeds. The final ball lift on the Rubik's cube and the cipher wheel gear trick are good examples of this, and those are two of the most satisfying motions in the machine to me.

[@DaksDominoes]

The fact that this entire machine is also a one ball path is amazing. I clearly see your old compact style in this, but it is also merged with your new style with more foreign object tricks and not everything is just a track trick. My favorite tricks are probably the Kendama, the gears falling into the cart, and the ending. As always, great machine, and I really hope Michael will see this.

[@DaksDominoes]

no waaaay i also just noticed at 0:50 the two lifts solved a rubix cube :O

[@jackofallspades98]

It's funny cuz it actually does three rotations, starting with the top face at 0:47 😛

[@OfficialSillypooDominoes17]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@yannecaden7771]

0:12 "This machine is a one-ball path." ...or, is it? (Vsauce music starts playing)

[@txcursed2396]

I heard this comment

[@Kaplamino]

Really cool to see what you can do with a one marble path ! Everything is so fluid in this one

[@TheContraptionKing]

This was probably one of the best ball paths I have ever seen! My favorite tricks were 1:00 and and the Rubix cube trick. I also enjoyed the little magnet trick at 2:32. The machine was really well themed and the ending was pretty cool. Super excited for the making connections episode on this, and your potential future collaboration with Vsauce😮. I love your videos ,and am super happy that I got to meet you in person at Reactica!

[@jackofallspades98]

Meeting you at Reactica was definitely one of the highlights of the event for me! Thanks for the kind words and I'm so glad I got the chance to show you this machine early 😉

[@thegoldbergguy9677]

*lyle makes proposal to work with vsauce* “That’s a bold strategy Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for him”

[@jcmsaucey6555]

Payed off pretty well apparently

[@bluekrabs]

It’s very appropriate that this was uploaded right when Michael just had a child

[@thecomplimentguy3501]

Very slick, very cool and very impressive! Awesome one-ball path machine!

[@bigfly1391]

I love the small clicking noises when the ball goes around!

[@flippycat]

Nice. Really liked the one ball path part of it. I slowed it down to .25 playback to take things in better.

[@SamFriedman]

He tweeted you man! This machine is awesome!

[@5MadMovieMakers]

RIP hexbug that got smashed by the mallet

[@OfficialSillypooDominoes17]

This is a really neat callback to your old style of single-table themed machines, though there is a clear discrepancy in your highly creative and unique motions, the wealth of materials and the amazing increase in professionalism. This is a fantastic theme to work with; so many great foreign object and trick opportunities that you utilized very well! There were so many little things to catch in this machine and I definitely can't list them all but some things that really stood out to me was the use of a kendama as a ball lift, and the idea of sticking an ambigram onto a spinning mechanism was quite clever. The ending is really nice too, the saucing up of the ball combined with the sings smoothly striding into place act as a sweet delicious cherry to top off the machine. Also the fact that this is a FREAKING ONE BALL PATH adds to the impressiveness, definitely making it the greatest one ball path machine yet. Truly epic~~!

[@jackofallspades98]

Definitely feels like a return to form for me. It's seriously unbelievable how long it's been since my previous one-table, full-complexity compact machine. Nice to finally see what my style looks like when I build in that style! (Turns out it's not nearly as many Hot Wheels tracks as expected!)

[@fep_ptcp883]

Gosh, great job. How can you not scream like crazy when it finally works? Nice self control bro, amazing patience and creativity.

[@FatDraft]

I love the sound of this machine

[@stef13141]

I don't know why but I love the sound of this

[@BWRGM]

I hope you get to work with Michael, you really do deserve it. Right off the bat though I'd like to say this is probably the most satisfying machine I've ever seen. I usually don't pay attention to the noises off the machine, but they are all weirdly quiet which makes the machine so much better. There's no crashes or any destructive tricks it's just a smooth machine from start to finish. Also the theming is top notch and when a machine is well themed that just shows more dedication which I appreciate. There are too many good tricks for me to point out so if I have to choose my favorites, it would be the gear train and for some reason the connection at 0:37. Small scale tricks like that just get me every time. Final thoughts: the machine is a true back to form for you after countless more experimental projects with style. I'd say this is easily my favorite machine from you as well. Amazing job!

[@bedomino6216]

This was really one of the most complex and compact machines I have ever seen! All the tricks were very creative and the result was awesome!

[@TheKingOfDominoes]

This was so cool! I loved this machine Lyle! This was super cool to watch and all of the Vsauce tricks were just so cool! Keep up the great work!

[@dusan7620]

This is fascinating to watch! Great job, I know it took you alot of patience to get it to work! ^^

[@domachino]

So many good tricks i can't pick a fav!!

[@FullPowerDomino]

Awesome machine!

[@craiglister7110]

Awesome 👏

[@h-manhayden706]

Amazing dude, just came over here from Micheals retweet, and I just know I’m gonna see you in the next B!ng or Vsauce or Mindfield episode

[@PlaksinProductions]

Why doesn’t this have more views?

[@kp4865]

wow that was amazing !!! everything is so smooth yet reactive, i'm seriously amazed by youramount of work and dedication !!! bravo

[@jcmsaucey6555]

HE DID IT

[@cwdreactions]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO okay this is amazing So first off, I’d like to express that the idea of making a machine for Vsauce is a wonderful choice. There are so many references to be made, and the math and science concepts shown in his videos can often easily be translated to machines in many creative ways. Also the fact that you’re a Curiosity Box subscriber gives you a plethora of perfect items to use in your machine (I’m totally guessing because I saw the cipher wheel). 0:32 Okay the motion of this track is super smooth and elegant. Man, the things you can do with gears. It’s ridiculous, and it certainly inspires me to make some similar tricks of my own. 0:36- YO. That thing is so cool! You probably knew I would like this; the small, clever, and nifty tricks really stick out to me. 0:47 YES! I’ve been waiting for someone to do this! I’ve had the idea of a machine solving a rubiks cube for a while, but I didn’t have any good ways to tie that in to the machine. This is just perfect. 0:54- Okay this trick is just pure gold. The idea of having the kendama ball affect the weight of one side of the lever and then letting it fall off so it lifts a ball is amazing. So smaaaaart. 1:00- Yeah this made me lose it. This is a wonderful f u s e of the stick hitting ball into cup thingy with a gear chain. The way that the gears are rotated is a clever method as well. 1:03- Okay so I was initially confused because I wasn’t sure why the lever was moving a second time and why that was important, but then I noticed that the fidget spinner rotated twice and hit the same exact lever both times. You madlad. 1:07- Obligatory third use of machine element is obligatory, and cool. 1:08- Gabe is q u a k i n g 1:10- I don’t even know how to describe how this appeals to me anymore. I guess just taking advantage of small movements and properties of different objects and using them so well in a way that would go unnoticed to the normal eye is something I can appreciate. I can tell lots of thought and detail was put into this. 1:11- See last comment 1:15- What an ending. Man, I missed these themed machines. You do them so well! And this is clearly no exception. I loved finding all of the references too. 1:42 is that arrangement of cards from the math magic video or something else? 2:30 c o r n. Also, I’m curious, did you use a Brachistochrone curve anywhere in the machine that I didn’t notice? I feel like that concept in particular is so applicable to what we do. And I seriously hope that the deal goes through. A second Vsauce machine would be amazing. Great job dude, this was so sooo good. I sense that you’re about to experience a major boost in subscriber count.

[@jackofallspades98]

Haha I'm actually not actually a Curiosity Box subscriber, but I did buy a few things from the online store (Inq plush and slime kit - side note: the slime that covers the ball at the end is not even from the slime kit). Everything else is just a printout (cipher wheel), or something I already had (Newton's Cradle, gyroscope, kendama). The card arrangement is the Si Stebbins stack (CHSD order, +3 each time) with a sequence that ends in the J♠️. There's an entire DONG/D!NG video on it. The brachistochrone unfortunately never made the cut into the final machine, despite being one of my first ideas for a themed idea when I started planning this machine at the beginning of the year (or earlier, even, I think I knew that a Vsauce machine would be my next machine for at least a year and a half). You're right, it would've beena cool concept to include, but it would've taken up quite a bit of space. I would address all your other little comments but I have a feeling I'll touch on most of them in Making Connections. 😃

[@cwdreactions]

@@jackofallspades98 Awesome! Who is the guest?

[@jackofallspades98]

@@cwdreactions DoodleChaos! (I also say it in the video haha)

[@cwdreactions]

jackofallspades98 oh wAw I am big r h e t a r t I totally mixed up DoodleChaos and DrComplicated for a moment

[@sirgabealot01]

Dang, Lyle, this machine is amazing. Considering how I'd never really found one ball paths that impressive, you executed the challenge of combining that and foreign objects really well. I rewatched the video like ten times so I could see all the cool intricate details within the machine. As for tricks, there's just so much that I enjoyed. Big things like the falling box, the gear on the flexing parallelogram, the trolley problem (my favorite trick) and the Japanese ball/hammer toy as well as small things like reusing the train track, the magnet ball lift and the use of the Newton's cradle really stuck out to me. I also absolutely loved how you solved the Rubix cube by turning three different sides, which I thought was genius. Also, I really liked that you used my eight ball, lol. It felt good that I was able to contribute. It goes without saying that this is definitely my favorite one table machine from you. I'm amazed that you were able to cram so much into one small table while still making remarkable tricks. Your style is so clean and professional, as well as how the video is edited and filmed and produced. There's a touch of magic I feel whenever I watch one of your videos, and this video is no exception. Looking forwards to Making Connections 5, really looking forward to DvMs 6 (give the 8 ball some more love, lol) and I also hope that Vsauce sees this and that you can do that machine for him because that would be awesome. Be sure to let me know if that happens :) Also how could you not use launchers lol

[@BrunoValads]

this is SO amazing, great job!!

[@DeathFrankCore]

Nice bro!

[@CharlesVanNoland]

HAH! I laughed out when the hexbug got smacked by a hammer. Subbed: I demand more dope ass modern Rube Goldberg machines! Don't worry about Michael, he'll come around sooner or later, What's important is that you just keep building machines and prove your passion to the Tube.

[@nigelbear5409]

You need more subs my human

[@holofy]

Vsauce liked this video

[@FirstNameLastName-lz8ej]

this is in Vsauce's liked videos playlist

[@colorlessgreen4778]

I don't know why youtube recommend this video to me but I'm glad it did

[@jackofallspades98]

I'm a huge Captain Disillusion fan as well! 😉

[@shazwansmachines]

This is visual and auditory brain candy.

[@michaelmullen263]

I’m Michael and I enjoyed!

[@gazzawazza2171]

Just so you know, I think vsauce has already seen the video since it's in his liked videos playlist so uhhh. Good luck i guess and if he doesn't keep trying.

[@NanoDomino1]

Great machine! Vsauce was one of the first educational KZbinrs I watched and I loved all the little details in this machine. Are all of the items from the Curiosity Box?

[@jackofallspades98]

Only the Inq plush and the slime kit are actual Curiosity Box items. Not even the slime that covers the ball at the end is the slime from the actual slime kit lmao. Everything else is either printouts (cipher wheel) or objects I bought on Amazon (fake corn, kendama) or things I already had (Rubik's cube, Newton's Cradle, gyroscope, science bus)

[@andrewmynhier7733]

this is the smoothest shit i have ever seen

[@cele42]

😍

[@levicook8488]

Yes, more like this without the music. I generally dislike the music over your precious machines. Fantastic work

[@jackofallspades98]

I've been hearing this exact feedback from a lot of people (especially on Reddit for some reason!) so I decided to make the change. Only for full-length machines, though; I'll still include music in screenlinks.

[@Klaux]

*Like if you came from Michael's Twitter!*

[@nursmalik6024]

Where did this man get the Michael's octopus?

[@jackofallspades98]

They're available on the Curiosity Box store! And they're adorable! 🥰

[@nursmalik6024]

@@jackofallspades98 i would buy it, but I don't think there is at least one on the kazakh steppes

[@belenriesco9909]

Alternative Title: 4 minutes of súper ASMR

[@nighteyes360]

The Vsauce channel liked the video, congrats

[@nursmalik6024]

Vsauce liked this video. If you don't believe, go and check!

[@carsonmorris127]

Nurs Malik this can only mean one thing He does know his password

[@terminatorX2]

2:48 Hey Vsauce, Lyle here!

[@noone5974]

This took only 190 attempts!

[@recksroller2220]

Machinery asmr

[@김재성-c9l]

what did you use to glue the fidget spinner and the blue dominoes?

[@jackofallspades98]

Just regular hot glue!

[@김재성-c9l]

(WHY)

[@TrickyReactions9275RGMino]

OMG

[@DakSenTheFox]

Hey DominoSauce, Lyle here. What causes great success on KZbin???? Dominoes of course.

[@noisepuppet]

Holy smokes, I had no idea you were the Rube Goldberg of Rube Goldbergs. (I hope that's not a slur in the chain reaction artist community.)

[@Nawakooo0]

He actually saw this video and liked it, look in his "liked" playlist

[@jackofallspades98]

Check the description for his tweet about it too!

[@abjdalgnd]

How da fuck did you do that?! THIS IS SICK!

[@TheArsalan]

Holy fvcking shit

[@bpdolesdominoes4]

omg what

[@thecognacsipper]

i was like #100 and there are no dislikesz and i very much agree

[@Phantomdude]

If this gets 1 million views i want this to be top comment

[@cindleherd-brooks3915]

I saw this at reddit

[@PingouinDuTerter]

Gg

[@wigwagstudios2474]

:)

[@wocky7124]

Did you know vsauce liked your video? Check his liked videos

[@jackofallspades98]

Check the description for his tweet about it too!