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Matty Benedetto Designed and Prototyped 350 Inventions in 3 Years
- avg_dev 4y agoI’ve enjoyed several of his reddit posts about his latest works. They are very entertaining.
- b800h 4y agoWell I should imagine that "the street finds uses" (as per William Gibson) for his "Cob Quicky".
- imranq 4y agowas all that work really necessary??
- theamk 4y agoLook at the domain name of the submission:)
- micromacrofoot 4y agono, but that's why it's good
- colin_jack 4y agoBased on the domain name, no.
- imranq 4y agoAlas my joke didn't really pan out as planned
- nerpderp82 4y agohttps://youtu.be/UOUBOFZ3Tos?t=346 https://youtu.be/UOUBOFZ3Tos?t=346
- sandworm101 4y agoThis is art, not invention. A great number of these have already been mostly invented by others already. This is about an artist going through the creative process. The work is part of that process.
- bognition 4y agoWhile the Matty's inventions may seem silly and frivolous, they signal something huge. He prototyped 350 physical inventions in 3 years. Thats roughly 3 days per item. When compared to how hard this was a decade ago, the cost to build physical prototypes has effectively fallen to 0. This is both in terms of the money and time. I really believe we'll see a renaissance of physical goods in the next decade. Previously you'd need to find a factory and contract with them to manufacture a minimum number of items. It would cost several thousand dollars at least and take weeks if not months to get your product. Once you have the physical item in your hand, you can start the testing process which feeds into the next iteration cycle.
- sandworm101 4y ago>> it would cost several thousand dollars at least and take weeks if not months to get your product. Or you made it out of wood. Or metal. Or clay. Or carved it by hand out of a block of plastic. Building and testing three or four versions of a tool is just a normal day for a shop carpenter or metal worker. Many of this guy's "inventions" are just jigs for holding things. Youtube is full of metal shops fabricating and testing jigs for strange use cases.
- spenczar5 4y agoI don’t know what carpenters you know who make 3 or 4 jigs a day, but that does not match my professional experience in carpentry at all. Maybe you get this impression from YouTube but that is very different from everyday work, it is theater.
- sandworm101 4y agoI used to work in film/tv/live entertainment. The shops pumping out scenery and stage devices are probably not normal, but every day was some sort of innovation. If you are building a different product every day, creating new jigs to make those products is a daily task. A new bit of metal to secure a bit of equipment to camera rig, aka a "camera cluster", was a very normal daily thing.
- zzzeek 4y agoRelevant: Bloody Stupid Johnson
- mangamadaiyan 4y agoCan't beat good old Bergholt Stuttley; after all, he designed the Post Office Sorter to locally have Pi equal to 3 (and hence warp reality - or was it the other way round?), if memory serves.
- progre 4y agoThe shower curtain towel is genious.
- mywacaday 4y agoI follow him on youtube as I just started 3D printing. Amazing that he's completed and build all those designs. He also just launched a board game that he managed to get stocked in Barnes & Noble
- jpm_sd 4y agoAs a comedy act, I love it. From an engineering perspective, if someone is this clever and creative, I'd love to see him put this much effort into something genuinely useful!
- balls187 4y agoThe hotsauce syringe is arguably a useful idea.
- hungryforcodes 4y agoComedy is genuinely useful and makes people laugh.
- samwillis 4y agoMakers on YouTube or any other social media inspires people, particularly younger people, to get into making themselves. That in and of itself is incredibly "useful".
- 72mena 4y agoFrom an engineering perspective, the entire project is genuinely useful: It serves as a fantastic example of applied ingenuity. It's inspiring in fun ways, especially for the younger audience. It shows the value of prototyping, craftsmanship, DIY skills, and not taking things too seriously (key for trying new things). Not to make this sound too grandiose, but I'm confident some children watching this guy will become engineers because they were inspired to build stuff. It is educational, and thinking "I'd love to see him put this much effort into something genuinely useful" seems to be missing the point on how useful this type of content is.
- conductr 4y agoI’m sure he does and this is just the fun hobby / eg. Side projects for social media lulz
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- nerpderp82 4y agoI'd like to see something invented to handle the car key problem, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9kqhzQ-8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9kqhzQ-8Q
- apnew 4y agoI did not even know this person until today, and I just learned he is living EXACT life I dreamt of (as a kid). This person deserves a lot of kudos irrespective of HN finding his work "necessary" OR "worthy". There is a joy in solving a problem (scratch an itch) for the sake of it.
- webnrrd2k 4y agoThis guy the continuation of Nicholas Cage's character in Raising Arizona... After the movie ends he gets seriously into 3d printing and crazy inventions.
- stavros 4y ago> I just learned he is living EXACT life I dreamt of (as a kid). You can live the exact life you dreamt of as a kid with a $150 3D printer and $100 in various Arduino parts. The hard part is imagination and time, everything else is very easy. I would really encourage you to get into making things, it's extremely gratifying. Here's a random thing I made last night, and the reason why I slept at 8 am: https://twitter.com/Stavros/status/1631458555072065538 https://twitter.com/Stavros/status/1631458555072065538
- apnew 4y agoDUDE!!! Can I buy you a coffee?:) EDIT: I was half expecting links to printer and arduino parts but coffee offer still stands because you just gave me my "duh!" moment.
- stavros 4y agoHaha, next time you're in Thessaloniki, please do! :P I'll post the links to the CAD files and code shortly, I just need to find a name for the thing first. EDIT: I found a name! I call it "The Timeframe". As promised, the code: https://gitlab.com/stavros/the-timeframe https://gitlab.com/stavros/the-timeframe
- yumraj 4y agowhich 3D printer? any recommendation(s)?
- yboris 4y agoSemi-related. Who remembers this classic: Cockeyed.com - several decades worth of fun projects (creations, experiments, etc). https://cockeyed.com/ https://cockeyed.com/
- munificent 4y agoHoly shit. I had completely forgotten about this site. You just opened a giant nostalgia door.
- john-tells-all 4y agoAs an artist, I found his "Age-Height Chart" fascinating. What do people look like as they get heavier? Taller? https://height-weight-chart.com/ https://height-weight-chart.com/
- kqr2 4y agoReminds me of the Japanese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chind%C5%8Dgu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chind%C5%8Dgu
- travisporter 4y agoIs Instagram blocking VPNs? I can't see any images
- dangerboysteve 4y agoDo you know what is funny about Matt's invention? They are being knocked off. What high praise.
- backtoyoujim 4y agoThe jewel cooler seems only inches away from the assimilator.
- sublinear 4y agoGiven the extra leg holes it seems most compatible with the two-day underwear, but it's still gross af.
- deafpolygon 4y agoSome of this stuff is genius.
- pradn 4y agoI recall some one say we should write poems in the every day - on receipts, post-it notes, anywhere anytime. Programmers do this sometimes for things that help us along, or just for the joy of it - a script to watch for reservations at a restaurant for example. All these forms of incidental craft should be encouraged. Matty is doing the same but for physical tools / machines. Many types of work require vast institutional support (particle colliders), but we should think about incorporating every day creation into our lives. The agency of making something of your own, instead of just buying something, lends dignity and power to our lives.
- bitwize 4y agoThis is top tier chindōgu right here.
- aynyc 4y agoWhat we are seeing is the accumulation of years, perhaps decades of unseen hard work. Kudos, and much respect!
- mgkimsal 4y agohttps://unnecessaryinventions.com/everything-apron/ https://unnecessaryinventions.com/everything-apron/ This rivals Bob's Burgers' "Spice Rack" and "Spiceps" that Bob and Linda invent in competition with each other.
- zoklet-enjoyer 4y agoI love this guy's stuff. Some of the most fun uses of a 3D printer I've seen.
- cvccvroomvroom 4y agoChindogu!