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rleete:
A master craftsman with a sense of whimsy.  I am impressed.

crabsign69:
i assume there is a flat plate such as a flapper type then a dowel simply pushes the plate up to dump the ball i assume.
i tried to slow it down enough to see

Bernd:
I would guess he has a hole in the bottom of the box that carries the ball bearing. The momenntum of the ball going down seems to be enough to keep the box going that extra bit to make the ball pop out of the box. I would also think you'd need a hole or depession to keep the ball in the box on it's downward journey.

I wonder if there is a slight taper on the floor of that box to help the ball roll out?

Bernd

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