CLOCKWORK KEEP · GEARLING
Combining Machines
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Gearling — Combining Machines Machine Heart Vault
Hi!
I'm Gearling.
Welcome to Machine Heart Vault!
Will you help me investigate combining machines?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
Compound machines combine simple mechanisms.
Identify what each part does before deciding how to improve a design.
Which mechanisms are in our model?
- A. Only a pulley
- B. Wheel and axle, ramp and lever
- C. Only a new seventh machine
The answer is B: Wheel and axle, ramp and lever
Our model combines a wheel-and-axle cart, a ramp and a lever latch.
A tested stronger latch holds the cargo when the original fails.
Improve that part rather than claiming the entire machine creates energy.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
Criteria and constraints guide testing.
A useful change should address observed performance while respecting available materials
and space.
What failed in the supplied test?
- A. The original latch
- B. Every wheel by definition
- C. The map legend
The answer is A: The original latch
Our model combines a wheel-and-axle cart, a ramp and a lever latch.
A tested stronger latch holds the cargo when the original fails.
Improve that part rather than claiming the entire machine creates energy.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our model combines a wheel-and-axle cart, a ramp and a lever latch.
A tested stronger latch holds the cargo when the original fails.
Improve that part rather than claiming the entire machine creates energy.
Which improvement has supporting evidence?
- A. A decorative new label
- B. Changing the label only
- C. The tested stronger latch
The answer is C: The tested stronger latch
Our model combines a wheel-and-axle cart, a ramp and a lever latch.
A tested stronger latch holds the cargo when the original fails.
Improve that part rather than claiming the entire machine creates energy.
Nice investigating!
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Compound machines combine simple mechanisms.
Criteria and constraints guide testing.
Our model combines a wheel-and-axle cart, a ramp and a lever latch.
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