How a Mechanical Typewriter Works

Featuring more metal parts than a Terminator robot, but using exactly zero electricity, this mechanical typewriter is a wonder from recent history! CREDITS Jacob O'Neal - Modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, music, narrative script Wesley O'Neal - Research, technical script Help me keep making...

22 min - How Things Work - Animagraffs

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