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Battle of Useless Machines a Metaphor for Something, Probably

Why not.

The only thing more pointless than one pointless robot is two pointless robots, battling it out, forever.

In a video from self-proclaimed tinkerer and hacker Caleb Kraft, two machines repeatedly turn each other on and off. There are no true winners in this battle, the fight is as aimless and ceaseless as life itself.

The bots are apparently created from a Maker Shed kit, which allows users to wire a machine to turn itself off, for no reason other than pure entertainment. The machine works by making an acrylic "finger" pop out to turn off the power switch on the machine.

In his video, Kraft positions two of these machines across from each other and, using a tube to connect the off switches, sets them up for an epic battle into the void. The machines eventually stop, with no clear winner. If there is a takeaway from this, however unlikely, it's that giving up is the best option.