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University of Texas at Austin machine step list 1. Pull the fire alarm 2. Releases the dog; dog pulls a pin 3. Chases the cat up the tree 4. Fireman slides down a fire pole 5. Rocks the bed 6. 8-ball rolls out of bed 7. 8-ball falls on catapult near fire hydrant 8. Catapult throws 8-ball and hits a target 9. 8-ball rolls onto fire ladder 10. Catapult hits a lever 11. Lever pulls a pin 12. Pin releases a gate 13. Cylinder rolls down a ramp 14. Cylinder hits the hammer 15. Hammer falls and pulls pin 16. Releases a fire ax 17. Ax hits a lever 18. Lever sends ladder up with 8-ball 19. Half way up the conveyor belt pushes 8-ball down the fire escape 20. 8-ball flips lights switch at bottom of fire escape 21. 8-ball goes on to engine #3 22. Light switch turns on Statue of Liberty lamp 23. Lamp trips photo transistor 24. Trips a low power relay switch 25. Trips a high power relay switch 26. Turns on starter solenoid 27. Solenoid pulls a lever 28. Tank is released down the ramp 29. Lever turns off light bulb 30. Tank rolls on platform 31. Platform opens an air valve 32. Air flows into PVC tube firing a bullet 33. Bullet strikes a ram 34. Bullet falls into cup 35. Cup pulls a lever 36. Lever releases steel bearing 37. Bearing rolls down track into the Washington Monument 38. Ball loads itself into a cannon 39. (From line 33) ram hits a lever 40. Lever pulls a pin releasing lever arm 41. Lever arm pull crack shaft 42. Crank pulls pin releasing F-22 43. F-22 fires down zip line hitting a washer 44. Washer pulls pin 45. Pin releases a dumbbell 46. Dumbbell pulls engine #3 up ramp (with 8-ball inside) 47. 8-ball gets ejected out 48. 8-ball falls onto balanced lever arm 49. Lever arm release ball onto banister rails 50. 8-ball strikes rat trap 51. Rat trap hits cutter 52. Cutter cuts string 53. String releases a weight 54. Weight hits a lever 55. Lever fires a cannon 56. Steel ball from cannon strikes piercing plate 57. Piercing plate pops balloon 58. Trailer ball falls down after balloon pops 59. String on trailer ball turns a pulley 60. Pulley releases pendulum 61. Pendulum picks up American Flag (by Velcro) 62. Pendulum ratchets up American Flag 63. Secured, raises and waves