Solar Machine Spins Sunlight-Shaped Furniture

Mike writes "Austrian designers mischer'traxler have created a solar powered machine that makes an incredible array of furnishings that vary based on how much sunlight it receives over the course of a day. Titled 'The Idea of a Tree,' the machine spins spools of thread into stools, benches, containers, and lamp shades that wax and wane as the available sunlight shifts. Furniture created during cloudy winter days will be wrapped more slowly, causing it to be darker in color, thicker, and smaller than pieces created during the sun-soaked summer months."

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Spools to stools

[AaronParsons]

the machine spins spools ... into stools

My dog does this... he tears apart yarn, eats it, and eventually it comes out the other end.

Re:No money in it.

[Geoffrey.landis]

The machine cranks out 1 piece per day, a maximum of 365 pieces per year. At that rate, how many years does it take to recoup the cost of the machine, with at least $500 worth of solar panels?

Well, if the pieces sell for fifty dollars each, you've recouped the cost of $500 worth of solar panels in ten days.

Uh, is this a trick question?