Comments on: See-thru pinball machine http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: DragonPhyre http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html#comment-27450 DragonPhyre Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-27450 Darn! Now I have to take this off my list of things to invent when I get enough money. Crap... And it was such a good idea too. Darn! Now I have to take this off my list of things to invent when I get enough money.

Crap… And it was such a good idea too.

]]> By: creesto http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html#comment-27237 creesto Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-27237 Huh. No doubt it IS beautiful to look at, but I wonder how this affects its playability? Seems like it would be pretty disctracting. Then again, 20 years ago, I had alittle help from Mother Nature when would play Xenon for 3 hours on one quarter back in Oxford Ohio. Ah, the good ol' days when I had nothing better to do for an entire afternoon. {8¬) Huh. No doubt it IS beautiful to look at, but I wonder how this affects its playability? Seems like it would be pretty disctracting. Then again, 20 years ago, I had alittle help from Mother Nature when would play Xenon for 3 hours on one quarter back in Oxford Ohio. Ah, the good ol’ days when I had nothing better to do for an entire afternoon. {8¬)

]]> By: chasie http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html#comment-27241 chasie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-27241 It may be beautiful in person, but it takes away from the Mystery of Pinball. Pinball is representative of the Good Old Days, all right. Having squandered most of my misspent youth playing pinball in the 70s and 80s, I really miss it sometimes. It's impossible to find a decently-maintained machine anymore. It may be beautiful in person, but it takes away from the Mystery of Pinball.

Pinball is representative of the Good Old Days, all right. Having squandered most of my misspent youth playing pinball in the 70s and 80s, I really miss it sometimes. It’s impossible to find a decently-maintained machine anymore.

]]> By: John H. http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html#comment-27268 John H. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-27268 Now that's awesome. Although doesn't pinball lose something without the playfield art? Maybe if they made translucent decals of the original artwork.... Now that’s awesome. Although doesn’t pinball lose something without the playfield art? Maybe if they made translucent decals of the original artwork….

]]> By: rouftop http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html#comment-27290 rouftop Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-27290 Hey, my parents have that pinball machine! Our favorite thing was to open it up, take off the glass and press all the bonus values by hand just to see how high of a score we could get. Or, better still, wait till your opponent was in the bathroom, hit a few buttons and close it fast. Great idea, making it transparent. Those things are fascinating. Hey, my parents have that pinball machine! Our favorite thing was to open it up, take off the glass and press all the bonus values by hand just to see how high of a score we could get. Or, better still, wait till your opponent was in the bathroom, hit a few buttons and close it fast.
Great idea, making it transparent. Those things are fascinating.

]]> By: vertigo25 http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html#comment-27555 vertigo25 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-27555 It's weird hearing the word "legendary" applied to a business that is mere yards from my apartment. It’s weird hearing the word “legendary” applied to a business that is mere yards from my apartment.

]]> By: guineapiglet http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html#comment-27307 guineapiglet Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-27307 wow, interesting wow, interesting

]]> By: Trish http://boingboing.net/2007/09/25/seethru-pinball-mach.html#comment-27582 Trish Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-27582 Neat-ohh. I would've especially loved this while waiting for my turn as a kid, back when I needed to stand on a milk crate to see anything. I remember putting my ear up to the sides thinking what? how? where? I wonder if there's any potential for some 3d action looking downward with the transparent design - like an extra layer with flippers, springs, gravity mixing with magnets. Neat-ohh.

I would’ve especially loved this while waiting for my turn as a kid, back when I needed to stand on a milk crate to see anything. I remember putting my ear up to the sides thinking what? how? where?

I wonder if there’s any potential for some 3d action looking downward with the transparent design – like an extra layer with flippers, springs, gravity mixing with magnets.

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