Sad to read that mr. Browne has passed on. What wonderful whimsical marble machines he made. My friend and I used to make marble runs with tracks around and around wet sand piles, with a tunnel through the pile made with a broom handle, then a ski jump ramp at the end of the track. This video brought back memories, Thanks mr. Browne
By the looks of Browne in this video, he had a good run. I lost my father who died at 95 three years ago, so yeah. If an individual makes it to 75 or 80 years old, they've done well.
Mr. Browne was a mentor to me in the beginning of my Engineering career 25 years ago. The man was a true genius with mechanisms of any kind. I like to say he taught me most of what I know. He is no longer with us, but his legacy in Engineering lives on!
I thought something like that, the man was indeed a genius. I was baffled of the skills he put into the marble machine. I wonder what did happen to it?!
Michel Linschoten If what Mike says is true, I do recall hearing Mr. Browne once in a video say he planned on selling the machine and leaving the profits for his family
The logic and reason in the movements presented here should be shown in every school in the country as there are motions and activities what no language can ever depict. We miss a lot of student in assuming that language contains all the contents to depict all the details in such procedures. I have tested language to ry and describe a folding activity and as yet I have not found one linguist who can transfer all the detail using language alone. Congratulations on showing that rhythm can be achieved by mechanical machines and not just music which when one thinks about it, even a musical instrument is a machine in itself. Well done Mr Browne.
Wow! I am an engineering student and I had been day dreaming about mechanisms on the synchronous machines like yours since I was 4, I am 19 now and I havent built any of those yet. I have built several aircrafts though. I can feel alot of patience, calculation and genius you put in to them. Nice work ! :)
this is the first video I watched and Mr. Browne reminds me so much of my grandad who passed away months ago and Im so happy to see this man make these awesome machines
just before that i watched another video of yours and i asked myself what it will be if they bring out a magazine where you can build one of those awesome machines yourself. and i came to the conclusion that it would be very complicated. i applaud you sir.
He clearly had a wonderful mind. Can the machine itself be put to any practical use? Forgive me for asking - am am not an engineer. Is it an attempt to achieve perpetual motion?
