01 Jun Knikkerbaan: 11,000 marbles

Posted at 10:28h in That's life by

Your distraction for the day is a massive, homemade, rolling ball sculpture by Jelle Bakker of Gouda, The Netherlands.

Specs:

  • Number of marbles total: around 13.000
  • Number of paths: 4
  • Number of tipping containers: 4 (10, 120, 1070 and 10.600 marbles)
  • Construction started: 20 april 2015
  • Construction completed: Expected begin june 2015 (only need some finetuning)
  • Dimensions: L= 10 m (33 feet) W= 1,2 m (4 feet) H=1,8 m (6 feet)
  • Location: Monkey Town (indoor playground), Gouda (NL)

I can’t help thinking a gigantic version, using round beach stones in place of marbles, would make an outstanding monument to Canada’s war dead at Green Cove.

Thanks to Ellen Enns for the nudge.