K'nex Ball Contraption - The Prize

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Presenting -- THE PRIZE --
Officially our largest K'nex contraption built to date. Designed and built by Nathan and Dylan S. Building time took from April 2011 to December 2011.
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Information:
Height - 7' 9''
Width - 11' 0''
Depth - 7' 0''
Weight - 100 pounds
Pieces - 25000+
Unique tracks - 16
Chain lifts - 4
Spiral lifts - 1
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Music used:
(0:00) Hans Zimmer - Dream is Collapsing
(2:21) Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight Theme
(5:57) Two Steps From Hell - Protectors of the Earth
(8:43) Hans Zimmer - Pirates of the Caribbean
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And this contraption was also our Christmas tree -- It has about 400 lights strung around it plus a star on the top that light up at night

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  • @CanadianKnex
    @CanadianKnex12 жыл бұрын

    That is one heck of a ball machine. I love how spaced out and airy it is - You can easily see all the elements without them being all cluttered. Hats off to you two.

  • @Tornadoman96
    @Tornadoman9612 жыл бұрын

    That was Absolutely incredible! You have included a tremendous amount of innovation in this build! I love all the new elements spread out through the machine! And then I heard Batman Music which made it even better... and THEN I heard Pirates Of the Caribbean which just blew me away! Awesome build and GREAT song choices!

  • @Austron
    @Austron12 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had the space to build machines like this, this is incredible! I love the inventiveness of the paths. I can say I've certainly got my work cut out for me.

  • @knexfun
    @knexfun12 жыл бұрын

    OH MY GOD that is huge!!!!!!!! Absolutely amazing.

  • @kiowastew
    @kiowastew12 жыл бұрын

    This has got me craving Inception. Awesome machine by the way!

  • @borisvbrknex
    @borisvbrknex6 жыл бұрын

    Wow! It's very big too!

  • @Haxpatty
    @Haxpatty11 жыл бұрын

    Great Work! I love machines!

  • @nschmal1
    @nschmal112 жыл бұрын

    @austron thanks man. ive seen your contraptions theyre very neat and original. i think theyre amazing. i recently saw your latest blue fox. i like what you did with all the lights and everything on it

  • @tangeorinejuicee
    @tangeorinejuicee12 жыл бұрын

    woaahhh!!! this is sooo cooool! im blown away.

  • @WhO0P4
    @WhO0P412 жыл бұрын

    very impressive, that is some nice work

  • @95martb
    @95martb12 жыл бұрын

    truly amazing! i wish i had the room to build such a open ball machine....

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel12 жыл бұрын

    Very cool. Super job.

  • @Jreu589
    @Jreu58911 жыл бұрын

    Nice job guys! You have some really unique elements. I like how wide it is, and how long you make your tracks last. Awesome soundtrack too.

  • @nschmal1
    @nschmal112 жыл бұрын

    I picked it up at the knex headquarters several years ago.

  • @The96jonse
    @The96jonse12 жыл бұрын

    best ever!!!!!!!!!!

  • @paleknight1
    @paleknight111 жыл бұрын

    HOLY SHIT thats insane!

  • @ACDC5968
    @ACDC596812 жыл бұрын

    Holy crap thats a lot of pieces and First

  • @Austron
    @Austron12 жыл бұрын

    @nschmal1 By the way, the twin drop which splits off into a half loop and a jump is probably the most epic element I've ever seen in a ball machine.

  • @nschmal1
    @nschmal112 жыл бұрын

    @austron thaaanks dude, i remember thinking that way up. it was one of the earlier ways i put in there before all the ways on the L shape the juts out. i originally had it where the one did a big half loop and the other one that jumps stayed flat and bounced off a trampoline at the bottom but that did not work any way i tried it so it turned into a jump instead

  • @nschmal1
    @nschmal112 жыл бұрын

    @austron I think i picked up that green gear in the warehouse at Knex headquarters several years ago. i had never seen it before in any other set. Its pretty much the same as the big yellow gear from the old ferris wheel set. Those gears are hard to come by nowadays

  • @kathrayres
    @kathrayres12 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing............ *swoons*

  • @ThoTechtical
    @ThoTechtical12 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, one of my favorite ballmachiness. Also did you made it togheter whit keggore1 on instructables?

  • @dickheijboer1162
    @dickheijboer116211 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!! How many motors have you used?

  • @Austron
    @Austron12 жыл бұрын

    @nschmal1 You've been to the K'nex headquarters? I'm jealous! I'd love to see that.

  • @loverboy123456789100
    @loverboy12345678910012 жыл бұрын

    will this ever get on the market

  • @Austron
    @Austron12 жыл бұрын

    @nschmal1 I spy a green planetary gear! (10:08), where did you get that? I've known that piece exists for a while, but I've never seen it in a set. Is it useful for anything in particular?

  • @kathryne115
    @kathryne11512 жыл бұрын

    haha. this is awesome

  • @nschmal1
    @nschmal112 жыл бұрын

    I dont think so unfortunately, I figured out approx. price of all the pieces and to build it would cost about $5,000. It would be cool though if this did go on the market

  • @nschmal1
    @nschmal112 жыл бұрын

    @Gnmar2723 hahathanks. im studying architecture my brothers studying mechanical engineering

  • @carlosperez-gb1fk
    @carlosperez-gb1fk11 жыл бұрын

    I like the part where the balls roll around.

  • @kuich
    @kuich11 жыл бұрын

    1: where the hell did you get so much knex? 2: where the hell did you get so much free time? 3: where the hell did you get the money for the knex if you have so much free time?

  • @D.2012
    @D.201211 жыл бұрын

    is this your room ? where do you sleep ?

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