The most complicated way you can think of to water a plant – Joseph Herscher’s La Macchina Botanica

La Macchina Botanica, a Rube Goldberg machine, made at the Venice Biennale, 2011.

Constructed in 5 days with the help of 40 local kids, at the Greenhouse of the Venice Giardini.

Designed by Joseph Herscher, with construction assistance from Mauro Delley, Michaela Intra and Elisa Paulin.

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See his previous machine – the most complicated newspaper page turner.

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