The Do Nothing Machine

This is how the do nothing machine works

#shorts

[burpitola]

My dad calls these "bullshit grinders" and he takes one out and silently plays with it whenever he hears someone on a long rant or telling an obvious lie

[leulnrt]

Fun fact: this machine was actually used in a steam machine to convert from linear motion to rotary motion. (It was designed by James Booth for anyone wandering)

[dixienevermore]

"So, what does this machine do?"

"Nothing sir!"

[beanman]

Ahh Perry the platypus I see you have finally found my DO NOTHING-INATOR!!!

[starkiller]

Friend: dude, you’re an absolute machine!

The machine:

[ChillDude....]

This thing is the physical manifestation of what watching YouTube shorts or TikTok feels like

[marvinmartin]

I use this for making ellipses in my furniture making. It’s brilliant and so easy! As well as accurate. I wouldn’t call it do nothing!

[primezero]

Why do people say it does nothing? It would be cool to build a maze with this. A few of these and you would have a maze where the path changes. Also might have a good use as a air lock. You just need to extend it in one direction.

[ThorsShadow]

"But it doesn't do anything!"
"No. It does nothing.“

[mascadadelpantion]

Archimedes was a true medieval ancient troll

[sergiv]

"This is called the do-nothing machine"

Radial Engine: "Am I a joke to you?"

[jesusraupe]

I always considered myself a "Do-nothing-machine".

[anandilalkatpitiya]

"You can have as many as you want, they won't hit each other"

Makes one with 30, 126.

[breazy]

"That's the beauty of it, it doesn't do anything"

[bitsninja]

One really cool aspect of this is that each of the sliding pieces represents a function in relation to the circular movement of the handle. In that, the vertical piece traces a sine wave over time, and the horizontal piece traces a cosine wave over time! Pretty cool

[whostole_mytoast]

My brain is confused, interested, and has decided I need that

[nzerusocia]

"It sure as hell does a lot for a Do Nothing machine." - The very definition for an over-acheiver xD

[MonsterIsABlock]

Ah yes, that machine perfectly describes me.

[MayheM_]

My grandfather had one of those made of wood when I was a kid! On the bottom, it had a sticker that said "The do nothing machine. Turn the crank clockwise to do nothing. Then, turn the crank counter clockwise to do nothing some more." I was FASCINATED with it, so much so that he gave it to me! Unfortunately, it was lost in a house fire back in '08. I would love to find another one like that old one.

[Marsalien]

This is literally how an Internal Combustion Engine was invented.