Measuring Angst
A mechanical reproduction of the act of throwing a beer bottle against a wall.
Using a complex mechanism, the bottle defies its destiny, endlessly repeating its final moments.
A mechanical reproduction of the act of throwing a beer bottle against a wall.
Using a complex mechanism, the bottle defies its destiny, endlessly repeating its final moments.
With increasing sophistication, we continually chip away at death and change. Medicine, safety belts, helmets, and rules all increase our ability to live longer and defy the logic of existence. However, the universe's fundamental structure ultimately denies our efforts, and the state of entropy will always increase.
The breaking of a beer bottle is an average act, an act of destruction, and the opposite of spending a year building a machine to simulate this simple act.
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