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Party Popper Machine steam magicians have never ceased toThis low brow, high art contraption creates explosive celebrations at the touch of a button. In homage to the humble plastic party toy and to follow his interest in loud bangs, renowned automata artist Martin Smith has developed a nonsense machine that elaborately assists you in the firing of party poppers. Load one popper into the chamber and tuck the string through a hole in the gear. Pressing the big red button causes the wheel to start turning,