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Superfluous (adj., soo-PURR-flew-us)
Beyond what is needed. Extra extra enough. These definitions. A good guest who stays too long. Super-sized meals. A late touchdown when you're up by 24. Brainteasers. Fourth gear. Most meetings.
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Machine makes music with 2,000 marbles
Swedish musician Martin Molin has put together a fantastic instrument that makes music using 2,000 marbles and a crank:
There's more details over at Wired UK but let's just note that this is made up of 3,000 custom parts, took almost two years to build, and must be completely disassembled before it can be moved.
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