So a Rube Goldberg project(s)? Learn 3d printing skills / CNC skills / coding & encoding skills / programming skills via making/assembling a useless one person

So a Rube Goldberg project(s)? Learn 3d printing skills / CNC skills / coding & encoding skills / programming skills via making/assembling a useless one person mechanical TV[0][2] broadcasting station[3] with paper tape recording[1]. Today's off the shelf hardware/software makes for a 'relatively' easy software 'mechanical tv'. asciimation : https://octobanana.com/software/asciimation https://octobanana.com/software/asciimation pal to ascii : https://github.com/joelibaceta/video-to-ascii https://github.com/joelibaceta/video-to-ascii -------- Can always see how far can substitue diy paper circuits and still have same functionality/quality as silicon circuits[4][5][6]. Perhaps perfect a way of using scotch to convert paper into a plastic version for longevity. -------- [0] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_television [1] : punch card : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oke-7lsvFug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oke-7lsvFug original pearl programming : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gALLuttm8tI 1920's VCR : https://pinshape.com/items/108598-3d-printed-paper-tape-reader-machine [2] : Ben Heck's Mechanical TV part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI0TtyVEcs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI0TtyVEcs8 [3] : digital camera with a nipkow disk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCzMLl-cB94 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCzMLl-cB94 ---------- [4] : robotic arm : https://howtomechatronics.com/tutorials/arduino/diy-arduino-robot-arm-with-smartphone-control/ https://howtomechatronics.com/tutorials/arduino/diy-arduino-... [5] : "circuit printer" : https://www.hackster.io/news/sketch-a-circuit-anywhere-with-this-intelligent-handheld-printer-597c910b21c1 https://www.hackster.io/news/sketch-a-circuit-anywhere-with-... [6] paper circuit quality verification : https://www.hackster.io/news/jerry-de-vos-plastic-scanner-turns-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-spectrometer-for-plastics-recycling-ef6c61b7a64f https://www.hackster.io/news/jerry-de-vos-plastic-scanner-tu... ------------ Note: "This is what I had in mind. Sorry for not being clearer." not a reply to this comment.