Looks cool, but in the grand scheme of things it feels like this record could be broken by anyone by the time it takes lego to ship parts to their house
Lol. The same could be said for so many records. Obviously the difference here is that he actually took the time to do it. I don't think there's a world record for trolling comments though... 🤔
I'm glad you think it looks cool! Although I understand what you're saying, this record is not only related to the number of links, but that the chain runs continuously yet in 3 separate planes, all having to be achieved through 90-degree twists of the chain. It's a challenge of engineering, but also of making a beautiful and satisfying end product, not just of setting a record. I hope this helps make the project more exciting to you!
Imagine kind of replicating dial up Internet using this. Just seeing black and white Lego treads traveling along a phone wire by the street from one Lego computer to another.
Next thing you should do it all in multicolours and use as many as, and it'll be interesting how it'll all look, it'll probably twist the mind and make you go all dizzy
I saw a similar concept with a tracked technic vehicle (using the same type of tracks from 8043) that had one massive loop of track that crossed over on the top to make two parallel sections of tracks to drive on.
Add a gear on some kind of mechanism so you can add a spring to it to tension the entire chain. Currently its quite loose as seen by some gears just not even having the chain on it constantly.
that looks so satisfying and the editing at the end is really well done. How long (aprox) does it take for one round and when will you share a 1 hour loop of it 😅?
God I wish I knew about lego tutorials like this when I was a kid. My inspiration would've gone through the stratosphere. Nowadays, my old lego collection is unfortunately gone. So many memories.
I still have all mine but the pieces are so primitive compared to what is available now. I stopped collecting in 1983 when Technic bricks were still called Expert Builder in the USA. I have pieces and printed materials from when LEGO was distributed by The Samsonite Corporation before InterLego was a thing.
Speaking of world records, we kind of want to set one for the largest wireless network with LEGO hubs. Want to join? I'd like to span a famous bridge or something =)
I love the idea of the hub counting the links! Wow, cool thought! Depending on where it is I might be interested. Do you already have other interest in that idea?
LOL. I just watched a half hour video of an original Beatles Master Tape be slowly rewound onto a proper spool to be played back and recorded into a computer.
I made my own LEGO film projector as a mid-teen. I used strips of notebook paper as my film and as many Light Bricks as I had for the projector bulb. I had no idea about the sprocket system on a real projector so it didn't actually work correct. But I do now (Thanks @TechnolgyConnections ).
Thanks so much! The black boards? Yes, those are official LEGO® parts: 11x19 Technic Panels. You can get them on LEGO.com Pick a Brick or Bricklink.com or from some sets
I would love to see a shape of The Nurburgring or any race track created with the same approach. The single link in the odd color would look like a car going around the model of this circuit.
the twists made me think that you could pretty easily make the chain into a mobius strip as well! (though i don't know if that would work, or if lego technic chains can only be driven from one side)
Do they make glow in the dark LEGO chain? I think it would be really cool to do this again with all black parts and a segment of glowing chain and film it running in the dark.
The only thing id do to make it more fun to watch is to paint a snake onto the brown links, then maybe put some stuff that looks like rocks/brushy stuff for it to "crawl" through.
the main reason this record cant be beat is because of the financial ruin it would bring to anyone who tried to afford more, in all seriousness though this was super neat!
hmm what if a tram system worked this way, there would need to be 0 delays though or the system gets annoying, but it would only need to be powered from one place, chain tenstion check stations would be needed too.
😂 That would've been funny for sure, but that's just all the chain links I had haha. I'm not sure anybody's ever set the record before, so this is just setting the stage for someone to beat it 👍
Do they make the links in glow-in-the-dark plastic, or could you fashion your own on a 3D printer? That would be neat to see a glowing snake making its way through all those gears in the dark!
I don't believe that he buys Lego Technic and check MMM ( replaced modern robot brain from old Mindstorms RCX ), but they have homemade robot brain like they build from MMM website. With Python Programming Language.
Don't know if it's the world record, but my basic warehouse (free instructions on rebrickable) has already 905 chain links (1machine). The GBC warehouse has around 600more, making it 1500+ of these chain links in 1 MOC. The other MOC mostly displayed together, Pin sorting machine with conveyor belts (also on Rebrickable) has another 754 chain links. But very nice video. These chain links can be used in so many ways to do fun things.
Hi ProfJos! I do love your builds 💯 The record I'm attempting here is not just total links, but the highest number of continuous links running in 3 separate planes using twisting links. I'm sure there are builds with greater total number of links, like you mentioned, but most of those are likely not continuous. This is just about getting people started thinking about what kinds of crazy looking contraptions they can make out of chain 👍 Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm glad you enjoyed the vid, and thanks for asking me the question so I could clarify 🙂
@@BrickMachinesChannel yes for a single chain running in 3 planes it'll be probably the world record. I really love your video's too, keep them coming! And very well to get people inspired, as these chains are unknown for many, but are so versatile.
This is amazing! Who keeps track of the world records for stuff like this, and will you get a fancy certificate?😅 In my mind that is how it works. I loved that you put in the different color of links so we could follow the path of the chain theough all the gears. Great idea!
Thank you! Probably no certificate, and nobody keeps an official record, but I'm hoping this video will help inspire other builders to use chains in unique and creative ways too. I'm glad you liked the video!
@@Ten_Thousand_Locuststhe point of the video was to inspire other people to make cool stuff. It’s technically the world record unless someone wants to prove otherwise, so it’s not clickbait ether.
This has super similar energy to Spintronics (incidentally, the pre-kickcheater prototype of that toy literally used Lego chain links, and the finished version is _almost, but not quite,_ the same scale of gear teeth)...
@@BrickMachinesChannel Yeah, a while back I tried seeing if Spintronics components could be driven via Technic motors. The gear-tooth spacing looks so similar, and the teeth feel like they mesh, but they're just _ever so slightly off_ so Spintronics chain links (which assemble the exact same way Lego ones do) have a "tooth mismatch" after six or so links with Technic gears, and vice versa. ...I think they might have done that due to avoiding any risk of trademark/copyright/patent infringement? I also tried seeing if a Technic motor could direct-drive (gear-to-gear, no chain) a Spintronics junction... it sorta worked, but eventually they pushed each other apart from the misstepping due to the Spintronics gear teeth sticking out slightly further than Technic. So close!
Absolutely mind boggling what this man can do. I love all of these random yet challenging things you slap on the channel. I absolutely love everything you do lol, can’t wait for the next one!!
Remember how old machines working? Using big metals like big hammers big jaws And they are working Synchronously like beauty dancer Yeah, they are working like this using long chains and powered by one big steam engine
Wow you really do reply to everything. I love these kind of random videos, they’re the kind of things I try and do at home for no reason. This was awesome! I’m 14 btw
Introducing the advancement of modern day technology. The thing you've all been waiting for. The Useless Machine. It combines complex engineering with your everyday shower thoughts. Watch as the Useless Machine does absolutely nothing productive. BUT looks good while doing it.
Share this video with everybody you know lol! Thanks Brick Machines club! 😎 Let me know you did so I can drop you a heart!
I will beat your record, I will make a 50 foot chain. Enjoy your title for now. Change is coming.
@@EllisMcLaughlin-pj3ih good, do it!
Sure, I'll share this video with everyone I know! I'll let you know once I've shared it so you can drop me a heart
@@LegoWondersOfficial thank you!
😅😊@@EllisMcLaughlin-pj3ih
"Behold, my masterpiece!"
"What does it do?"
"It runs."
Haha that about sums it up :)
@@BrickMachinesChannel its really fasinating tho
His name is Chan the Chain Link Mechanism
@@muslimgamerrr9479 fascinating
@@BrickMachinesChannel I have a question, what are the grey and brown links for?
9:40 would make for a nice loading screen icon
Agreed! Good observation!
Oh yeah for sure! That'd be sweet!
That’s exactly what I was thinking
Looks like a game of snake
@@voice_control.-388yea
Died laughing at 8:20 when the music cut, that’s the perfect summary of what engineering is like without any words spoken.
German automotive engineers absolutely salivating at this
Correct, but I live far from Augsburg because Lego is the biggest company near Augsburg, Germany 🇩🇪 😂. I live at circular Konstanz 😮
Taking inspiration from this to create their next timing chain monstrosity.
Ah yes the mighty timing chain disaster, also known as Audis 4,2l v8 engine
@@daunenfreund8053 1.4L TSI
Super satisfying. It would have been funny to have the chain driving a super basic mechanism.
Thanks! Also great idea for an improvement!
Looks cool, but in the grand scheme of things it feels like this record could be broken by anyone by the time it takes lego to ship parts to their house
Lol. The same could be said for so many records. Obviously the difference here is that he actually took the time to do it.
I don't think there's a world record for trolling comments though... 🤔
I'm glad you think it looks cool! Although I understand what you're saying, this record is not only related to the number of links, but that the chain runs continuously yet in 3 separate planes, all having to be achieved through 90-degree twists of the chain. It's a challenge of engineering, but also of making a beautiful and satisfying end product, not just of setting a record. I hope this helps make the project more exciting to you!
arent the links sold individually though?
Why did I watch this
Somewhere in the China:
1 Billion chain links for 25$
I was going to comment a pun, but I lost my chain of thought
Great video as always!
So was I!
I guess great minds think a-link
Haha I love that pun 🤣
@nuberiffic Lol that's a good one! 😂
Bro that's actually a really good one 😂
@@BrickMachinesChannel Thanks.
I like to think I have a very high COGnitive function :)
It’s reminiscent of that arcade game where the snake chases an apple. Very satisfying 10/10!
8:50 chocolate milk going through a bendy straw i was given
25 feet 7.5 meters? Just say seven blocks and 1 vertical slab
Audi engineering department in a nutshell
Audi 4.2L timing chain servicing be like:
Haha that's awesome
😭
Holy shit he is right
Sounds like you are speaking from experience there.
Not bad! I genuinely laughed at 8:21. Though it looks like it's skipping a bit on the big floor gear. Oh well, still seems to work!
Thanks! Haha yeah that was funny :) Yes, good eye, I need to add some of those chain guides like I did right after 8:21. That would fix it!
@@BrickMachinesChannel Guess I'm better at mechanical engineering than I thought! 😂
You sure are!
@@BrickMachinesChannel Thanks! 😁
Imagine kind of replicating dial up Internet using this. Just seeing black and white Lego treads traveling along a phone wire by the street from one Lego computer to another.
Woah I love that! Very cool 👍
If you let your eyes relax, so they go blurry it actually looks really cool, like a neon LED light zooming around the board
Cool idea!
ohhhhhh so thats whats happening when my eyes do that
LEGO 3D Art is a great idea. There are instructions on the net on how to make 3D-ASCII Art so the same rules would work with different colored bricks.
8:50 the pipes under my house when i dropped a big one:
Next thing you should do it all in multicolours and use as many as, and it'll be interesting how it'll all look, it'll probably twist the mind and make you go all dizzy
the mechanism could have benefited from a couple chain tensioners (which you could do with rubber bands or suspension pieces)
I saw a similar concept with a tracked technic vehicle (using the same type of tracks from 8043) that had one massive loop of track that crossed over on the top to make two parallel sections of tracks to drive on.
Woah, I love that idea! Very cool!
8:44 me when I play that one rope rescue game:
(It’s also funnier because the brown links almost represent the people)
My cat REALLY enjoyed this video.
I need a loopable video of just the final product in motion! This is hypnotic
Add a gear on some kind of mechanism so you can add a spring to it to tension the entire chain. Currently its quite loose as seen by some gears just not even having the chain on it constantly.
This is so satisfying, I love it.
Thanks so much!
that looks so satisfying and the editing at the end is really well done. How long (aprox) does it take for one round and when will you share a 1 hour loop of it 😅?
Thanks so much! It takes almost 3 minutes at the slow speed, and maybe 40 seconds or so at the fastest speed
with the right spacing, some labels, and the right gear ratio, you could make a clock like this.
God I wish I knew about lego tutorials like this when I was a kid. My inspiration would've gone through the stratosphere. Nowadays, my old lego collection is unfortunately gone. So many memories.
I still have all mine but the pieces are so primitive compared to what is available now. I stopped collecting in 1983 when Technic bricks were still called Expert Builder in the USA. I have pieces and printed materials from when LEGO was distributed by The Samsonite Corporation before InterLego was a thing.
For the next iteration, have the hub count the links as they pass by for even more impressive numbers! 😃
Speaking of world records, we kind of want to set one for the largest wireless network with LEGO hubs. Want to join? I'd like to span a famous bridge or something =)
I love the idea of the hub counting the links! Wow, cool thought! Depending on where it is I might be interested. Do you already have other interest in that idea?
@@BrickMachinesChannelwe're based in the Netherlands so probably too far out, but you can always beat the record 😅
Oh yeah the Netherlands is probably too far for me, but if you do it I'd love to see that!
Average German v8 timing chain
Audi A6 😂
Fr💀
Nice build. Brings back memories of the fan belt of a seventies Peugeot 204
Reminds me of threading a film projector in school in the 1970s and 1980s
Oh very cool! I could see that!
LOL. I just watched a half hour video of an original Beatles Master Tape be slowly rewound onto a proper spool to be played back and recorded into a computer.
I made my own LEGO film projector as a mid-teen. I used strips of notebook paper as my film and as many Light Bricks as I had for the projector bulb. I had no idea about the sprocket system on a real projector so it didn't actually work correct. But I do now (Thanks @TechnolgyConnections ).
This is one of the best "useless" machines I've ever seen. Very entertaining! Well done!
8:46 Wow this is so satisfying! it looks like electrons that go through a wire!
Electrons flow over a wire not through one. It’s known as the skin effect incase you’re interested.
Thank you! I love that part too!
@@makutakretta7516 then why does the volume of them matter more than the surface area?
@@makutakretta7516 "Actually 'electrons' existing is only a theory." - Austin Witsit
First off: cool. Could make a cool f1-circuit version. But secondly, on which type of board do you work, is that official Lego? Haven't seen it yet! 😮
Thanks so much! The black boards? Yes, those are official LEGO® parts: 11x19 Technic Panels. You can get them on LEGO.com Pick a Brick or Bricklink.com or from some sets
I would love to see a shape of The Nurburgring or any race track created with the same approach. The single link in the odd color would look like a car going around the model of this circuit.
I love that idea!
They are so creative, I couldn't take my eyes off them for a second.
It makes me so happy seeing people who are really passionate with lego, and actually post videos frequently ❤
I appreciate you giving the length in real units for people who arent into feet.
Such positive vibes here! Subscribed instantly! 😍
the twists made me think that you could pretty easily make the chain into a mobius strip as well! (though i don't know if that would work, or if lego technic chains can only be driven from one side)
Do they make glow in the dark LEGO chain? I think it would be really cool to do this again with all black parts and a segment of glowing chain and film it running in the dark.
Would be cool!
The only thing id do to make it more fun to watch is to paint a snake onto the brown links, then maybe put some stuff that looks like rocks/brushy stuff for it to "crawl" through.
this what loading screens should be
A super Lego Mobious Strip,animated! 3D and fancy,with lots of imagination! Thank you 😇 😊!
the main reason this record cant be beat is because of the financial ruin it would bring to anyone who tried to afford more, in all seriousness though this was super neat!
hmm what if a tram system worked this way, there would need to be 0 delays though or the system gets annoying, but it would only need to be powered from one place, chain tenstion check stations would be needed too.
I can't help but feel that you are doing exactly 1 more chain than the previus record.
😂 That would've been funny for sure, but that's just all the chain links I had haha. I'm not sure anybody's ever set the record before, so this is just setting the stage for someone to beat it 👍
Do they make the links in glow-in-the-dark plastic, or could you fashion your own on a 3D printer? That would be neat to see a glowing snake making its way through all those gears in the dark!
I don't believe that he buys Lego Technic and check MMM ( replaced modern robot brain from old Mindstorms RCX ), but they have homemade robot brain like they build from MMM website. With Python Programming Language.
This is really cool. For the next challenge, make the chain run on 5 planes and see how many links it will take
Greetings
I would like a description of the Lego set-up.
So I can find and buy online.
9:16 This is my favorite part in the chain
the editing and fails in this video are somehow just so incredibly funny 🤣
Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed that ☺️
9:40 would make a nice looping GIF
Yes, I like that idea!
Rainbow colored pieces would be the ultimate satisfaction. Great Work Mate;-)
Don't know if it's the world record, but my basic warehouse (free instructions on rebrickable) has already 905 chain links (1machine). The GBC warehouse has around 600more, making it 1500+ of these chain links in 1 MOC. The other MOC mostly displayed together, Pin sorting machine with conveyor belts (also on Rebrickable) has another 754 chain links. But very nice video. These chain links can be used in so many ways to do fun things.
Hi ProfJos! I do love your builds 💯 The record I'm attempting here is not just total links, but the highest number of continuous links running in 3 separate planes using twisting links. I'm sure there are builds with greater total number of links, like you mentioned, but most of those are likely not continuous. This is just about getting people started thinking about what kinds of crazy looking contraptions they can make out of chain 👍 Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm glad you enjoyed the vid, and thanks for asking me the question so I could clarify 🙂
@@BrickMachinesChannel yes for a single chain running in 3 planes it'll be probably the world record. I really love your video's too, keep them coming! And very well to get people inspired, as these chains are unknown for many, but are so versatile.
@profjos Thanks, I'll keep at it! I look forward to your creations as well! And you're right, these chains are very versatile and useful!
Question: where do you get your technic parts? is there a specific store?
also, Great vid!
Thanks so much! I usually get them in sets, or from LEGO.com Pick a Brick or Bricklink.com
@@BrickMachinesChannelIs there a specific store on Bricklink?
Now you just need a LEGO Chain Link Razor to take care of all that arm hair
This is amazing! Who keeps track of the world records for stuff like this, and will you get a fancy certificate?😅 In my mind that is how it works. I loved that you put in the different color of links so we could follow the path of the chain theough all the gears. Great idea!
Thank you! Probably no certificate, and nobody keeps an official record, but I'm hoping this video will help inspire other builders to use chains in unique and creative ways too. I'm glad you liked the video!
@@BrickMachinesChannelso not a world record and just a clickbait title. Cool, unsubscribed.
@@Ten_Thousand_Locustsjerk
@@Ten_Thousand_Locuststhe point of the video was to inspire other people to make cool stuff. It’s technically the world record unless someone wants to prove otherwise, so it’s not clickbait ether.
@@gracengeier1149 yeah so clickbait
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
Awesome vid! Very cool to watch, and congrats on the record!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
This has super similar energy to Spintronics (incidentally, the pre-kickcheater prototype of that toy literally used Lego chain links, and the finished version is _almost, but not quite,_ the same scale of gear teeth)...
Oh wow, I had no idea! Very cool!
@@BrickMachinesChannel Yeah, a while back I tried seeing if Spintronics components could be driven via Technic motors. The gear-tooth spacing looks so similar, and the teeth feel like they mesh, but they're just _ever so slightly off_ so Spintronics chain links (which assemble the exact same way Lego ones do) have a "tooth mismatch" after six or so links with Technic gears, and vice versa. ...I think they might have done that due to avoiding any risk of trademark/copyright/patent infringement?
I also tried seeing if a Technic motor could direct-drive (gear-to-gear, no chain) a Spintronics junction... it sorta worked, but eventually they pushed each other apart from the misstepping due to the Spintronics gear teeth sticking out slightly further than Technic. So close!
@@WackoMcGoose oh man, that is really close! It would've been cool if that were a possibility!
8:20 funny how the music starts but failed after one of the chain got loose lol
cool! can't wait for the 10,000 version!
Thanks! Haha that'd be sweet! My fingers would be blistered by the end of connecting so many chains 😂
when the chain starts to move, its so satisfied
Absolutely mind boggling what this man can do. I love all of these random yet challenging things you slap on the channel. I absolutely love everything you do lol, can’t wait for the next one!!
Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoy these builds :)
You channel is so underrated you deserve 1 mil subs by now
Thanks so much! That's really kind :)
Dare: Do a random race track but with Chain links(from the easiest to the hardest, cars use different colour chain links)
Wouldn't there be a better way to do the 90 degrees turns? maybe by having it go straight up instead of a long link to the next gear
This looks exactly like a timing belt placement on a Jaguar
1:29 the grey peices be like: WEEE 😃😃😃
It's good that the viewer can see the chain clearly moving by the way it's moving
Thanks! That definitely helped make it clear!
When will you build a real crafter from for the new update in minecraft (1.21) ?
I also think an anvil would make for a good build
I'd love to build a Crafter! That would be an epic challenge!
@@BrickMachinesChannel - and an epic video!
This could make a fun puzzle optimization game, honestly.
This could be used as some form of read only memory for a circuit or some kind.
Remember how old machines working?
Using big metals like big hammers big jaws
And they are working Synchronously like beauty dancer
Yeah, they are working like this using long chains and powered by one big steam engine
Wonder if it would run better if axles were used and a block put in front of each gear so that there's less friction?
Great question! I'd have to test it out to see!
Why 1,184 and not 1,185 links?
Wow you really do reply to everything. I love these kind of random videos, they’re the kind of things I try and do at home for no reason. This was awesome! I’m 14 btw
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! It's pretty random, but kinda fun!
Great video as always 🥰🥰
Thanks so much!
I wish you'd left the original audio in at the end because i bet those poor chains were screaming lol
lol that would have been an interesting thing to listen to!
When your machine fails to start: 8:21
Love what you did with the music, great video!
OMGGGGG, I HAD AN IDEA, IM GONNA DO A GAME LIKE THIS, but I don’t have LEGO chain, rounds and motors, where did you buy?
Great project, love watching you solve all the many problems along the way to success.
IKR. I was wondering when he was gonna make that wall sturdy.
What happens if you power a car with the longest chain links?
Great question! I tend to think the power transfer wouldn't be the greatest, but it deserves a test!
You're clearly an expert in your field.
5:31 even Ray Charles saw that coming 😆
Introducing the advancement of modern day technology. The thing you've all been waiting for. The Useless Machine. It combines complex engineering with your everyday shower thoughts.
Watch as the Useless Machine does absolutely nothing productive.
BUT looks good while doing it.
So satisfying ❤❤
Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it!
This feels like my loading bar when I go to boot up a game 😅
Idk why but i enjoy this man playing with legos(2m people do too)
How did you get the powered up hub to work without an app? I know the two connection can but all of mine dont work that way in sets.
I use Pybricks! It is awesome! 👍
Where can I get some LEGO® gears and motors??
How did you do that with the technic hub? Im very curious 🤔
All I have to say is that your videos are just awesome and astonishing ❤
this guy doing what I wish I had the money to do with legos...
I love how this is simultaneously and equally incredible and pointless.
How satisfying, I can watch this all day 😌
Great video very satisfying 😂
Thanks so much!