CURRENT MACHINES
                                          (Click on a photo for more information about a machine)
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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

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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. 
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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. 
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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.
CRANKENSTEIN
Will Jackson 1994

Turn the handle to generate electricity and wake the monster. Scares small children. Made by Will Jackson.
Details on Will's website


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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. Originally made for Cheltenham Science festival by Sarah Angliss- exposing the myths about fortune telling. Extensively modified for the pier - people often now believe it! Details on Sarah's website 

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
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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!

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.

FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY

A ten minute film about my arcade and normal arcades. Learn the secrets of real arcade machines and see how to make your own simulator ride.

. This film was made in 2004, filmed by director/cameraman Tracy Williams  

There is also a short video of the arcade full of people

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