This 19th Century Doll Writes Poems 😮
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A clockwork motor slowly spins dozens of metal discs inside the doll's base.
A clockwork motor slowly spins dozens of metal discs inside the doll's base.
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And as the grooves in each disc turn, they shift three metal rods back and forth.
And as the grooves in each disc turn, they shift three metal rods back and forth.
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These connect to the doll's hand, with one controlling side-to-side movement and another controlling front-to-back.
These connect to the doll's hand, with one controlling side-to-side movement and another controlling front-to-back.
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The last one raises and lowers the pen to form lines on paper, producing three different poems and four drawings in perfect detail.
The last one raises and lowers the pen to form lines on paper, producing three different poems and four drawings in perfect detail.