CURRENT MACHINES
(Click on a photo for more information about a machine).
INSTANT
ECLIPSE
Tim Hunkin &
Sarah Angliss1999
Shut yourself inside and watch the sky
darken and the stars come out - to a brilliant soundtrack by Sarah
Angliss.
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MICROBREAK
Tim Hunkin
2002
.
Sit in the chair and travel on holiday,
moved by the magic carpet. After manic flight and coach ride, arrive in
tropical paradise and get brief suntan from heatlamp.
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GENE FORECASTER
Tim Hunkin &
Sarah Angliss 2000
Cut a sample of your hair, and this extracts
the DNA and analyses it, displaying genetic anomolies found and
forcasting personal expiry date before issuing 3D printout (a fortune
cookie).
TEST YOUR NERVE
Tim Hunkin
1991
Place hand in dog's cage and hold it there
for as long as you dare. Dog pants, dribbles warm saliva and other
disgusting things.
THE
BATHYSCAPE
Tim Hunkin
2002
Turn the dive lever and descend to the
seabed. After witnessing many marvels, get swallowed by a giant fish
which causes the craft to leak. Fortunately reverse thrusters are
provided for escape.
AUTOFRISK
Tim Hunkin
1993
Stand in position and let the rubber gloves
give you a thorough frisk.
QUICKFIT
Tim Hunkin
2003
Watch a Jane Fonda workout - while the
bed does the exercises for you, moving all your muscles.
INSTANT
WEIGHTLOSS
Tim Hunkin
2003
Watch weightfree nutrients prepared
especially for you and then watch yourself lose weight in the
mirror.
EXPRESSIVE
PHOTOBOOTH
Tim Hunkin
2003
Sit inside and the booth activates
mechanisms to provoke a wide range of expressions while taking the
photos.
RENT-A-DOG
Tim Hunkin
2004
Stand on the treadmill,
hold the dog's lead and
go for a walk. Includes
stops at several
interesting sights.
MY-NUKE
Tim Hunkin 2010
Use the remote manipulator arm to open the fuel box and load the fuel
pellets into the reactor without dropping any. Dispenses edible nuclear
waste at the end of each go.
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BRAINWASH
Will Jackson 1995
Sit with head half inside processing chamber
and watch through mirrors while your scalp is removed and your brain is
scrubbed clean. Made by Will Jackson. Details on Will's website.
THE
DOCTOR
Tim Hunkin 1987
Hold stethoscope again chest and let the
doctor diagnose your complaint and write out an illegible prescription.
THE
CHIROPODIST
Tim Hunkin 1986
Remove shoe and place foot in treatment bay.
She then descends into the bowels of the machine and you feel her
manipulating your foot.
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THE
BOOTH OF TRUTH
Sarah Angliss &
Tim Hunkin 2002
Place hand in slot and gaze into mirror for
your reading. The mystic balls read your hand and deliver an accurate
assessment of your character (based on Barnum Statements).
QUANTUM
TUNNELLING
TELESCOPE
Tim Hunkin 2006
Focusing time and space to bring you everything you
could
possibly want to see
through a pier telescope.
IS IT ART?
Tim Hunkin 2001
.
Present any object to the expert and he will tell
you authoratively whether it is art or not.
THE DISGUSTING
SPECTACLE
Tim Hunkin 1979
The oldest machine in the arcade
MOBILITY
MASTERCLASS
Tim Hunkin 2005
Start training for your future today!
Cross the motorway using the zimmer frame.
DECORATION
DIRECT
Tim Hunkin 2007
Businessmen pay cash for their honours and
now you can too!
PET OR MEAT
Tim Hunkin 2011
Spin the arrow and see where it lands.
Then view what happens to the lamb in detail.
ART
APOCALYPSE
Tim Hunkin 2006
A real shooting gallery. Shoot up a Banksy
or a Vetriano and smash the Barbara Hepworth sculpture into a
million pieces.
FLY DRIVE
Tim Hunkin 2008
Sit on the fly's proboscis and experience a
fly's eye view of the world. Stop to eat for as long as you dare,
but beware of the fly swat.
WHACK A BANKER
Tim Hunkin 2009
Can you discipline the reckless bankers?
Whack them on the head when they pop up. How many can you
whack in 30 seconds.
LUNAR LANDER
Ian Sharp 2009
Celebrate the American's astonishing feat
with this beautiful physical version of the classic arcade
game.
PIRATE PRACTICE
Tim Hunkin 2012
Storm the super yacht and get even with the super
rich
The
Under The Pier Show started with 5 machines in 2001, when Southwold pier
was being rebuilt. For more details about how it started see The Under the Pier Show
archive..