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Hand-Cranked Goat Automaton Kicks the Bucket

Jim Hooker of Minneapolis, MN, carved this kicking goat. It was his first attempt at creating a wooden automaton. [Thanks, Daniel!]

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2 Responses to Hand-Cranked Goat Automaton Kicks the Bucket

  2. Grudge on said:

    I like the Whoohoo at the end :-) I know how he feels when you build something that actually works the way it is supposed to.

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