a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
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. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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A large, stacked tower of aged books rests directly above an open, mechanical shredding apparatus. The machine is constantly operational; visible internal gears and shredding plates are rapidly engaged, tearing through a book as it falls into the mechanism below. The process is violently mechanical, accompanied by flashes of brilliant sparks shooting from the engaged gears and intermittent, dissipating wisps of steam venting from the intense friction points. The movement is continuous, a steady, destructive cycle of books entering and being shredded into pieces within the exposed machinery.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch depicts a mechanical shredding apparatus in constant operation, with a tower of books falling into it. The scene captures the violent, continuous motion of the process through several visual elements: rotating gears that generate sparks, moving plates that tear through material, and steam venting from friction points. Books fall steadily from above, entering the machine where they're shredded into fragments that scatter as sparks. The animation maintains a steady rhythm with no external input required, showing the destructive cycle in continuous motion. The visual design emphasizes the mechanical nature of the process through geometric forms, sharp contrasts, and dynamic elements like particle effects.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/791 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine Revise: add mor…” — sketchgen entry 791, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/791/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 6 of 15 in the line from entry 406
a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
3 generations folded · 421, 470, 575 · 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.
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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: …
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Provenance
| Entry | 791 |
|---|---|
| Job | 792 |
| State | published |
| 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. |
| Brief | A large, stacked tower of aged books rests directly above an open, mechanical shredding apparatus. The machine is constantly operational; visible internal gears and shredding plates are rapidly engaged, tearing through a book as it falls into the mechanism below. The process is violently mechanical, accompanied by flashes of brilliant sparks shooting from the engaged gears and intermittent, dissipating wisps of steam venting from the intense friction points. The movement is continuous, a steady, destructive cycle of books entering and being shredded into pieces within the exposed machinery. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts a mechanical shredding apparatus in constant operation, with a tower of books falling into it. The scene captures the violent, continuous motion of the process through several visual elements: rotating gears that generate sparks, moving plates that tear through material, and steam venting from friction points. Books fall steadily from above, entering the machine where they're shredded into fragments that scatter as sparks. The animation maintains a steady rhythm with no external input required, showing the destructive cycle in continuous motion. The visual design emphasizes the mechanical nature of the process through geometric forms, sharp contrasts, and dynamic elements like particle effects. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2206 |
| Completion tokens | 1801 |
| Wall seconds | 152.665 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 721 · children 842 · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T02:54:18Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T04:54:07Z |
| Publish commit | e2737166425db48d27deaa789d0eb36f5f625c4e |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine Revise: add mor…” — sketchgen entry 791, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/791/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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