a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time fine plumes of shredded dust visibly hang suspended above the central gears. gemma4 · generation 7 · 6 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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A substantial, leaning stack of colorful rectangular books rests directly above an open shredding apparatus. Visible within the mechanism are internal gears and shredding plates that are actively rotating and engaging the falling books. As the books descend, they are shredded, causing brilliant sparks to shoot out from the friction points. Steam plumes vent from the working gears, while fine, gray clouds of shredded dust hang visibly suspended in the air above the central mechanism.
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This sketch depicts a mechanical shredder in operation, with a stack of colorful books falling into a rotating mechanism. The scene combines several visual elements: books descend vertically through the shredder, their motion triggers glowing sparks at friction points, and steam plumes rise from the gears while fine dust particles hang suspended above the central apparatus. I used p5.js's WEBGL renderer to create a 3D environment where geometric shapes represent the mechanical components—gears with teeth, shredding plates, and books in various sizes and colors. The animation simulates physics with falling objects, particle systems for sparks and dust, and rotating mechanical parts that respond to time-based motion. The visual effect emphasizes the interaction between the books and the shredder mechanism through dynamic spark generation and the continuous motion of the gears.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/842 |
|---|---|
| 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 842, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/842/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 7 of 15 in the line from entry 406
a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
4 generations folded · 421, 470, 575, 662 · 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.
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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: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time fine plumes of shredded dust visibly hang suspended above the central gears.
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Provenance
| Entry | 842 |
|---|---|
| Job | 843 |
| 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. Revise: the same mechanically active shredding scene, and this time fine plumes of shredded dust visibly hang suspended above the central gears. |
| Brief | A substantial, leaning stack of colorful rectangular books rests directly above an open shredding apparatus. Visible within the mechanism are internal gears and shredding plates that are actively rotating and engaging the falling books. As the books descend, they are shredded, causing brilliant sparks to shoot out from the friction points. Steam plumes vent from the working gears, while fine, gray clouds of shredded dust hang visibly suspended in the air above the central mechanism. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts a mechanical shredder in operation, with a stack of colorful books falling into a rotating mechanism. The scene combines several visual elements: books descend vertically through the shredder, their motion triggers glowing sparks at friction points, and steam plumes rise from the gears while fine dust particles hang suspended above the central apparatus. I used p5.js's WEBGL renderer to create a 3D environment where geometric shapes represent the mechanical components—gears with teeth, shredding plates, and books in various sizes and colors. The animation simulates physics with falling objects, particle systems for sparks and dust, and rotating mechanical parts that respond to time-based motion. The visual effect emphasizes the interaction between the books and the shredder mechanism through dynamic spark generation and the continuous motion of the gears. |
| 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), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2213 |
| Completion tokens | 1646 |
| Wall seconds | 97.151 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 791 · children 896 · generation 7 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T08:25:25Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T14:49:45Z |
| Publish commit | c24ad4e03ac4f1db3600626a24837bd575bbae3e |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine Revise: add mor…” — sketchgen entry 842, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/842/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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