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Fantastic Contraption is a terrific idea for virtual reality. Fantastic Contraption is a browser-based 2D physics puzzler that launched in 2008. It's been enjoyed by millions of players, who have ...

In an effort to prepare for a world after peak oil, design student Mark Colliass has invented a bike accessory that can only be described as Peak Hipster. His clever contraption transforms a fixie ...

They’re called Great Ball Contraptions. All they do is move miniature balls from one place to another–in the most complicated manner mechanically possible. For the Lego Technic-loving ...

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Fantastic Contraption, one of the first (and still one of the best) VR puzzle games out there, is finally coming to PSVR on July 11th and has been specially tuned for the platform, including unique ...

There is a saying that if something looks stupid but works, then it's not stupid. That just might be the case with this one. A few years ago, a man by the name of Michael Killian set out to invent ...