I built this machine starting with a crane that I’d built for a different challenge. A pulley was added in the place of the crane’s arm at the top of the machine. A rocking and platform was fastened to the base of the machine (made out of some bicycle hubs and gears, and a home-made ratchet.) It worked so well that the poor contestant had to be cut down.
Baaahahaha, I love these crazy wedgie machines! Silent Library is hilarious in no small part to all the awesome machines you’ve worked on. You’re awesome!