a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
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. gemma4 · generation 9 · 8 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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A large, substantial stack of books rests precariously above a visible, open mechanical shredding apparatus. Beneath the stack, massive internal gears and tearing plates are actively rotating, consuming books as they fall. The action is violent and dynamic: books are visibly shredded into pulp and wood fragments. This mechanical action generates constant debris—shredded dust, splinters, and wood pulp—which flies out and strikes the remaining books in the upper stack, visibly embedding themselves into the book spines and pages. The colors are rich browns, creams, and metallic grays, contrasted by the chaotic movement of the debris.
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This sketch depicts a violent mechanical shredding process with a stack of books precariously positioned above rotating industrial machinery. The scene features a central shredder apparatus with rotating gears and tearing plates, surrounded by a tower of books that gradually get consumed and fragmented.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/953 |
|---|---|
| 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 953, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/953/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 9 of 15 in the line from entry 406
a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine
6 generations folded · 421, 470, 575, 662, 721, 791 · 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.
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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.
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: …
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Provenance
| Entry | 953 |
|---|---|
| Job | 955 |
| 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. 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. |
| Brief | A large, substantial stack of books rests precariously above a visible, open mechanical shredding apparatus. Beneath the stack, massive internal gears and tearing plates are actively rotating, consuming books as they fall. The action is violent and dynamic: books are visibly shredded into pulp and wood fragments. This mechanical action generates constant debris—shredded dust, splinters, and wood pulp—which flies out and strikes the remaining books in the upper stack, visibly embedding themselves into the book spines and pages. The colors are rich browns, creams, and metallic grays, contrasted by the chaotic movement of the debris. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts a violent mechanical shredding process with a stack of books precariously positioned above rotating industrial machinery. The scene features a central shredder apparatus with rotating gears and tearing plates, surrounded by a tower of books that gradually get consumed and fragmented. |
| 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 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2430 |
| Completion tokens | 1697 |
| Wall seconds | 107.035 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 896 · children 995 · generation 9 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-19T00:10:11Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-19T03:45:44Z |
| Publish commit | a73e0c1d6ada483698b9f5cbf9b00ba100687a07 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a stack of books being eaten by a book eating machine Revise: add mor…” — sketchgen entry 953, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/953/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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