a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
Revise: the same powerful mechanical shredding apparatus, and this time the ejected splinters visibly etch the surfaces of the books remaining above the mouth. gemma4 · generation 15 · 14 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas displays a menacing, mechanically active shredding apparatus positioned below a large stack of books. The internal gears and plates are visible and operate with relentless motion, actively tearing and shredding books as they fall in. Intense friction generates bursts of visible sparks, while plumes of steam vent from the metal joints. As books are consumed, fine plumes of shredded dust, alongside sharp wood and paper splinters, are ejected, accumulating below in a dense, swirling cloud. These falling splinters and debris travel upward, visibly etching and scarring the remaining books still stacked above the machine’s mouth.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch depicts a menacing mechanical shredding apparatus with visible internal gears and blades, positioned below a stack of books that are being consumed by the machine. The scene features relentless motion as books fall into the shredder, where they are torn apart by rotating gears and sharp blades. Intense friction generates bursts of glowing sparks, while plumes of steam vent from metal joints. As books are shredded, fine dust particles and sharp splinters are ejected upward, accumulating in a swirling cloud below and visibly etching and scarring the remaining books above the machine's mouth. The animation uses WEBGL rendering to create depth and motion effects, with particle systems for sparks, debris, and steam that respond dynamically to the mechanical action.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1227 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine Revise: add mor…” — sketchgen entry 1227, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1227/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 15 of 15 in the line from entry 406
a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
12 generations folded · 421, 470, 575, 662, 721, 791, 842, 896, 953, 995, 1057, 1122 · by profcarroll and gemma4
Revise: add more books and a machine that eats them
Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time the remaining stack of books must first lean and crack before collapsing into the machine.
Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time the internal gears and plates of the shredder are visible and actively engage as the books fall into them.
Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time visible sparks shoot out from the engaged internal gears.
Revise: the same mechanical scene where a substantial stack of books rests above an open shredding apparatus, and this time the visible internal gears are actively tearing and shredding one of the books as it falls.
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time wisps of steam vent from the friction points of the internal gears and shredding apparatus.
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time fine plumes of shredded dust visibly hang suspended above the central gears.
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the rapid movement of the internal gears throws off sharp, visible splinters of wood and paper pulp.
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the flying splinters of wood and paper pulp strike and embed themselves visibly into the books remaining above the apparatus.
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time wisps of steam vent from the friction points of the internal gears and shredding apparatus
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time visible splinters of wood and paper pulp are ejected from the central gears.
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time scorch marks and residue build up visibly on the metal gears and plates.
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the ejected pulp and splinters accumulate rapidly to form a dense, swirling plume below the apparatus.
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the ejected pulp and splinters accumulate rapidly to form a dense, swirling plume below the apparatus.
Revise: the same powerful mechanical shredding apparatus, and this time the ejected splinters visibly etch the surfaces of the books remaining above the mouth.
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Provenance
| Entry | 1227 |
|---|---|
| Job | 1233 |
| State | rejected |
| Prompt | a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine Revise: add more books and a machine that eats them Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time the remaining stack of books must first lean and crack before collapsing into the machine. Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time the internal gears and plates of the shredder are visible and actively engage as the books fall into them. Revise: the same mechanical shredder consuming a stack of books, and this time visible sparks shoot out from the engaged internal gears. Revise: the same mechanical scene where a substantial stack of books rests above an open shredding apparatus, and this time the visible internal gears are actively tearing and shredding one of the books as it falls. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time wisps of steam vent from the friction points of the internal gears and shredding apparatus. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time fine plumes of shredded dust visibly hang suspended above the central gears. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the rapid movement of the internal gears throws off sharp, visible splinters of wood and paper pulp. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the flying splinters of wood and paper pulp strike and embed themselves visibly into the books remaining above the apparatus. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time wisps of steam vent from the friction points of the internal gears and shredding apparatus Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time visible splinters of wood and paper pulp are ejected from the central gears. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time scorch marks and residue build up visibly on the metal gears and plates. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the ejected pulp and splinters accumulate rapidly to form a dense, swirling plume below the apparatus. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time the ejected pulp and splinters accumulate rapidly to form a dense, swirling plume below the apparatus. Revise: the same powerful mechanical shredding apparatus, and this time the ejected splinters visibly etch the surfaces of the books remaining above the mouth. |
| Brief | The canvas displays a menacing, mechanically active shredding apparatus positioned below a large stack of books. The internal gears and plates are visible and operate with relentless motion, actively tearing and shredding books as they fall in. Intense friction generates bursts of visible sparks, while plumes of steam vent from the metal joints. As books are consumed, fine plumes of shredded dust, alongside sharp wood and paper splinters, are ejected, accumulating below in a dense, swirling cloud. These falling splinters and debris travel upward, visibly etching and scarring the remaining books still stacked above the machine’s mouth. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts a menacing mechanical shredding apparatus with visible internal gears and blades, positioned below a stack of books that are being consumed by the machine. The scene features relentless motion as books fall into the shredder, where they are torn apart by rotating gears and sharp blades. Intense friction generates bursts of glowing sparks, while plumes of steam vent from metal joints. As books are shredded, fine dust particles and sharp splinters are ejected upward, accumulating in a swirling cloud below and visibly etching and scarring the remaining books above the machine's mouth. The animation uses WEBGL rendering to create depth and motion effects, with particle systems for sparks, debris, and steam that respond dynamically to the mechanical action. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 2 |
| Prompt tokens | 5483 |
| Completion tokens | 4444 |
| Wall seconds | 334.172 |
| Node shape | aarch64 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1200 · children none · generation 15 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-21T03:55:03Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-21T14:43:19Z |
| Publish commit | 4a83a11da1769cd8d82a2539d1e267647232616e |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine Revise: add mor…” — sketchgen entry 1227, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1227/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
| Last error | too dark, lacks visual cohesion |
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