The wine machine
Monday, July 31, 2006 Posted by Eric
One of the big advantages of living in a city like Paris is that there is always something going on, even in the middle of the summer. Precisely, today I went to this incredible exhibition in Le Grand Palais in which you can see in action about 100 of the weirdest machines I have ever seen: a piano catapult (with real pianos!), a motorized bathroom, an automatic chocolate spray spreader, a pouring wine automated arm (this photo) and so on and so forth. Needless to say that all these machines have no point except bringing to life what François Delarozière and his team (Association La Machine) have on their mind...
July 31, 2006 12:13:00 AM GMT+02:00
Nice shot! Great interview from the last post.
July 31, 2006 1:50:00 AM GMT+02:00
But can it decant the wine and recork it just so? And can it tell you what vintage it is!
July 31, 2006 3:05:00 AM GMT+02:00
This shot draws me to the background and the colorful structure of the building.
There is a strange satisfaction in watching the piano flying through the air and smashing to the ground. Who knew there were such inventions?
Thank you for sharing..
July 31, 2006 6:02:00 AM GMT+02:00
That would be such a fun event!
July 31, 2006 6:37:00 AM GMT+02:00
must be a great event for a good laugh and lots of photos, the piano video is funny.
July 31, 2006 6:56:00 AM GMT+02:00
Although his ideas are ancient, and in some countries discarded, I think Corbusier also imagined a somewhat mechanized society...I wouldn't write it off just yet, very cool!!
July 31, 2006 8:02:00 AM GMT+02:00
Never mind the piano catapult... is there a COMPUTER catapult?! Just kidding. I agree with Freckled, for some reason watching that piano hit the ground a few times tickles my funny bone!
And the Grand Palais ... sigh... what a place!... Just can't wait until they finish the facade completely!
By the way,Eric, if you ever feel like posting a couple of pictures of the ceiling of the Grand Palais from the inside, euh... don't hesitate! :-D
July 31, 2006 8:25:00 AM GMT+02:00
Well, somehow cow catapults come to mind instead of pianos for some reason . . .:-)
The human mind and all it can conceive of and build is a weird thing to think about.
I love the yellow green of the bottle compared to the copper green patina color behind.
-Kim
July 31, 2006 10:17:00 AM GMT+02:00
Hello from India Eric. Great article in the Blog Reader!
July 31, 2006 12:03:00 PM GMT+02:00
LOLLL....It's sooo entertaining.
July 31, 2006 12:04:00 PM GMT+02:00
Hi Eric and congrats for the interview in The Blog Reader, you are going at full power, keep the formula.
About this machines, i'm thinking in build one to Point-Shot-Post, especially to DP:)
July 31, 2006 12:35:00 PM GMT+02:00
Very "Royal de Luxe", that exhibition, isn't it ?
July 31, 2006 2:10:00 PM GMT+02:00
The piano catapult is priceless. Michael must be really busy in India, because he did not even bother to ask or speculate how a motorized bathroom would work (maybe that would be his answer to the "how do those Tour de France racers go to the bathroom during the race?")
Great article in The Blog Reader, by the way. Congratulations! And I love your blog just the way it is. Don't change a thing.
July 31, 2006 3:01:00 PM GMT+02:00
Now that sounds like they have something for everyone! =)
July 31, 2006 4:23:00 PM GMT+02:00
This spectacle holds not a candle to the annual Punkin Chunkin' in Delaware. Besides, the trebuchet that launched the upright in the television series "Northern Exposure" got a lot more air under the musical instrument.
Paris is one of the world's great cities, but to witness pointless waste of energy and property on a grand scale, you gotta go to America.
July 31, 2006 5:02:00 PM GMT+02:00
Exquisite !
July 31, 2006 6:56:00 PM GMT+02:00
Aw, Michael's in India? I guess the bait about cow catapults was wasted on him for lack of time. . . ;^)
But Pumpkin Chunkin', now that's funny, too!
-Kim
July 31, 2006 7:17:00 PM GMT+02:00
Kim: I think Michael just decided to "run away! run away!" As for other comparisons such as pumpkins, remember that the French just "fart in your general direction". If you're not a Monty Python afficianado, you'll have no idea...
I love the piano launch, and I haven't even seen the Grand Palais after three visits!! We thought it was closed last time. Alas.
July 31, 2006 7:59:00 PM GMT+02:00
I love these useless albeit entertaining gadgets. Congrats on the article.
July 31, 2006 9:19:00 PM GMT+02:00
I want one of those!
July 31, 2006 11:25:00 PM GMT+02:00
I want a motorized bathroom.
August 1, 2006 11:13:00 PM GMT+02:00
There's a movie right there!
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