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Did you know... that the rolling ball sculpture Archimedean Excogitation (pictured) has almost 30 moving or sound-producing components?

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Archimedean Excogitation

... that the rolling ball sculpture Archimedean Excogitation (pictured) is 27 feet (8.2 m) tall and has a system of nine tracks with almost 30 moving or sound-producing components? Source: Height, tracks, component count

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tobias Watkins
Comment: I wish I had a precise count of the components, but that doesn't seem to be publicly available.

Created by Sdkb (talk). Self-nominated at 19:16, 5 March 2021 (UTC).[reply]

What a lovely burst of nostalgia – I recall this machine from my younger years. The article is new, just long enough, and free from prose issues. (I would, however, add a link to wikt:excogitation to explain the contraption's name.) The hook is within guidelines, but not very punchy. I would recommend focusing solely on the number of moving/auditory components, or perhaps on its use of obscure duckpin bowling balls.

Side note: As a recent artwork, the images are a complex copyright situation. Because it was created in the 1978–89 time frame, either a copyright notice (such as on the explanatory plaque) or a formal registration would place the artwork (and, because the US has no freedom of panorama for artworks, the photos as well) under copyright. I can't find evidence of formal registration here, nor any indication of a copyright notice as the machine itself, so the image should be fine. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:44, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Pi.1415926535, and happy special day! Yes, it's a nostalgia item for me too haha. Wiktionary link added; good idea. For the hook, would this streamlined version be better?

ALT1 ... that the rolling ball sculpture Archimedean Excogitation (pictured) has almost 30 moving or sound-producing components?

For the image, thanks for doing that check. The possibility of difficulties occurred to me, but it looks like George Rhoads himself uploaded the picture back in 2014, so we should be in the clear. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 20:10, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go with ALT1, and good point about the photos! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:29, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]